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Published 10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C1215 Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment (including maintenance and parts), Chemicals and Consumables

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

8 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 8 lots to bid
Published estimate£700,000total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2025awarded 9 May 2025
Awarded to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific8 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven

CPV: Analysers · Checking and testing apparatus · Detection and analysis apparatus · Instruments for checking physical characteristics · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Microscopes · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£8 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 8 of them
Lot #1Discrete AnalyserAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 1 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Aquakem 600)AwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 2 is an initial 1 year with 2 options to extend for a further 2 separate years. · Initial period of 1 year with 2 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+)AwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 3 is an initial 1 year contract with further options to extend it 6 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 1 year with 6 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Temperature Monitoring SystemAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 4 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5SpectrophotometerAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 5 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6MicroscopeAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 6 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7GAC GrinderAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 7 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Moisture Drying OvenAwardedRenewalPublished value£1
Extensions: Lot 8 is 4 year initial period + 3 x1 year extensions · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1-year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023471
Classification (CPV)
AnalysersChecking and testing apparatusDetection and analysis apparatusInstruments for checking physical characteristicsLaboratory reagentsLaboratory servicesLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)MicroscopesMiscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd60 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 → 9 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Bids received 652 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 9 May 2025

6 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Lot 6 - Microscope · supplier not published

    Signed
    9 May 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser · Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Aquakem 600) · Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+) · supplier not published

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System · supplier not published

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer · supplier not published

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 7 - GAC Grinder · supplier not published

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven · supplier not published

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Discrete Analyser13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Aquakem 600)13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+)13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
5 · Spectrophotometer13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
6 · Microscope13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body Belfast
  • Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiariesReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria