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£729,000.00

Installation services of laboratory equipment
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DSTL: "£729,000.00". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDSTLScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDSTL
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
Last source update19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationInstallation services of laboratory equipment
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0426f2
What is being bought
The Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award a 5 year contract with a total estimated value of between £775k to £875k (including VAT) to Contained Air Solutions (CAS) Ltd for the provision of 14 Class III Microbiological Safety Cabinets of varying sizes (sizes listed separately) and their installation
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award a 5 year contract with a total estimated value of between £775k to £875k (including VAT) to Contained Air Solutions (CAS) Ltd for the provision of 14 Class III Microbiological Safety Cabinets of varying sizes (sizes listed separately) and their installation.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    19 Dec 2023, 14:49 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 19 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Contained Air Solutions Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Supply and installation of fourteen Class III Microbiological Safety Cabinets
Not published · signed 19 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
highestValidBidValue: 729000
lowestValidBidValue: 646000
highestValidBidValue: 729000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 646000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DSTL

Contracting authority GB-FTS-101051
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Planning and rationale
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No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIt is considered that the award of this contract without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. The required microbiological safety cabinets are for use in high containment laboratories for working with Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) Group 3 organisms. The cabinets are the primary containment method for the protection of laboratory staff, and wider environment, when working with dangerous pathogens. The cabinet control mechanisms are also used to control the routine fumigation of the cabinets and the safe venting after this process. Currently all Class III microbiology safety cabinets in the Authority’s high containment laboratories come from the same manufacturer, CAS Ltd. This is to reduce factors that are likely to cause human error, which includes a ‘standardisation’ of equipment to reduce operational risk, aligned with HSE stipulations. All laboratory staff are specifically trained in the safe use of CAS Ltd cabinets: standardisation is critical both within laboratories and across the building to minimise the potential for Authority staff to make safety critical mistakes through multiple manufacturer instructions and instrumentation to work with during operation. Use of alternative cabinet suppliers, where these may appear similar to CAS Ltd, would impose changes in controls and training requirements that would increase the likelihood of error resulting in accident or exposure to biological or chemical hazards to levels that would be unacceptable to the MoD. Given the required safety cabinets must be manufactured by CAS Ltd for the reasons set out above then they must also be installed by them as only this supplier has the necessary technical data, skills and experience to install their own equipment to the required safety and operational standards.