Sysmex (UK) Ltd v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Sysmex (UK) Ltd v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Damages are an adequate remedy for Sysmex, but not for the Trust, as continued suspension would adversely affect patient care and financial savings; balance of convenience overwhelmingly favours lifting the suspension.

Parties
Claimant/respondent: Sysmex (UK) Limited; Defendant/applicant: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Procurement Dispute / Application to Lift Automatic Suspension
Outcome
Application to lift automatic suspension granted
Legal Topics
Automatic Suspension, Adequacy of Damages, Balance of Convenience, Interim Injunctions, Public Contracts Regulations 2015

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Parties

Sysmex (UK) Limited

Claimant/respondent

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Defendant/applicant

Procedural Posture

Procurement Dispute / Application to Lift Automatic Suspension

  1. 1 Whether there is a serious issue to be tried
  2. 2 Whether damages are an adequate remedy for Sysmex
  3. 3 Whether damages are an adequate remedy for the Trust

Ratio Decidendi

Damages are an adequate remedy for Sysmex, but not for the Trust, as continued suspension would adversely affect patient care and financial savings; balance of convenience overwhelmingly favours lifting the suspension.

Court Disposition

Application to lift automatic suspension granted

Orders

  • Automatic suspension under Regulation 95 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is lifted
  • The Trust may proceed to enter into the managed services contract with Abbott Laboratories Limited