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Published 18 Aug 2023, 16:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AFBI – THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SOLID MEDIA FOR CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS

Official notice

Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£878,0003 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Oct 2023

Awarded to Deloitte +2 more4 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the supply and delivery of Lowenstein Jensen and Stonebrinks media slopes for the isolation of Mycobacterium bovis. It is estimated that AFBI will require the supply of a minimum of 10,000 Lowenstein Jensen and 10,000 Stonebrinks media slopes in the first year and subsequently in each year thereafter.

CPV: Isotopic reagents · Laboratory glassware · Laboratory reagents · Microbiological cultures

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland

Extensions: The contract will be for one year with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of up to 12 months each.

33696400 Isotopic reagents 33698100 Microbiological cultures 33793000 Laboratory glassware

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 10%Price: 90%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Contract Management/Contingency Arrangements: 10%
Total Contract Price: 90%

Published award criteria (2)

Contract Management/Contingency Arrangements: 10
Total Contract Price: 90

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Aug 2023, 16:28 BST
Last source update: 31 Oct 2023, 15:30 GMT
Authority reference: 4916909
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-032183
Classification (CPV): Isotopic reagentsLaboratory glasswareLaboratory reagentsMicrobiological cultures
Delivery area: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f561 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: MCF 3 framework was used

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was. communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into

Publisher note: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.

Notice history

3 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2023

Procurement method changed
18 Aug 2023, 16:37 BST
Procurement method changed
31 Oct 2023, 15:30 GMT
Buyer details updated
31 Oct 2023, 15:30 GMT

Published amendments (1)

Contract award date should have stated 28th July 2023

Routine re-releases (5)

2023-08: 2 releases · 18 Aug 2023, 18 Aug 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £878,0003 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Contracts signed 4latest 31 Oct 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Deloitte	£326,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Deloitte	£326,000 †	—	Awarded
Delloite LLP	£326,000 †	—	Awarded
SYNTEC SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDSME	£226,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

AFBI – THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SOLID MEDIA FOR CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS · SYNTEC SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDSME
Signed
31 Oct 2023
Value
£226,000
Status
active
Contract 024414-2023-1 · Deloitte
Signed
8 Aug 2023
Value
£326,000
Status
active
Contract 024411-2023-1 · Deloitte
Signed
29 Jun 2023
Value
£326,000
Status
active
Contract 024590-2023-1 · Delloite LLP
Signed
29 Jun 2023
Value
£326,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 18a Newforge Lane,, BELFAST, UK, BT9 5PXContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence SALISBURY, South WestContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast
Delloitte LLPReview body London
DstlReview body Salisbury

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Delloite LLPAwarded supplier London, UK
Deloitte LLPAwarded supplier London, UK
SYNTEC SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 2 The Business Centre, Dublin, IE, 11Contact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.