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Published 31 May 2024, 11:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Biosorter upgrade with extended warranty

Official notice

Authority: University Of York (Pelican) (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline 17 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of York requires an upgrade to an existing Union Biometrica BioSorter,

consisting of a 1000 μm Fluid and Optics Core Assembly (FOCA) and a 445nm laser. Also

required is an extended 3-year warranty covering the original instrument and the required upgrades.

CPV: Analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of York requires an upgrade to an existing Union Biometrica BioSorter,Awarded

The University of York requires an upgrade to an existing Union Biometrica BioSorter,

consisting of a 1000 μm Fluid and Optics Core Assembly (FOCA) and a 445nm laser. The

upgrade from a 500 μm FOCA to include a 445nm laser will enable the instrument to detect

AmCyan fluorescence, when coupled with two other lasers, and to enable the detection of

multiple transgenes allowing mosquitoes and slightly larger BSL L1 larvae to be sampled.

Also required is an extended 3-year warranty covering the original instrument and the

required upgrades.

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
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
31 May 2024, 11:45 BST
Last source update
31 May 2024, 12:02 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016993
Classification (CPV)
Analysers
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c9c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Error in notice

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    31 May 2024, 12:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UNION BIOMETRICA INCSMEBiosorter upgrade£240,000 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007167 Heslington, YORK, Yorkshire & Humber, YO105DDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UNION BIOMETRICA INCAwarded supplier1857695 84 OCTOBER HILL RD STE 4, HOLLISTON, MA 01746, Holliston, Massachusetts, USA, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.