Official UK procurement notice
APHA High-Plex Multiplex Spatial Biology Imager
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAPHA requires an imaging system that provides a high-plex, high-resolution spatial-omics platform for detection of over 100 protein biomarkers at single cell or subcellular resolution on the same sample allowing visualisation and quantitation of high-plex biomarker expression across a tissue in the spatial context of the tissue microenvironment.<br/><br/>Installation and training is required in addition to 1 year's service and maintenance contract following the end of the 12 month warranty period
CPV: Installation services of imaging equipment · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Nov 2023, 10:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2023, 10:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032252- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Nov 2023, 10:29 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts12 Feb 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyMediation bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria