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Published 1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C1226 Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Automated Equipment in the Analysis of Algae and its By-Products

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Budget not disclosed£1total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2024awarded 15 Oct 2024
Awarded to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 20 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 21 Apr 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NI Water invite Economic Operators to bid for the supply and delivery of the following : - Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water)

  • Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography System
  • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility;
  • Mass Spectrometry System and/or Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water)
  • Gas Chromatography System
  • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility
  • Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Economic Operators can submit a tender for either Lot1 or Lot 2, or both Lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further information.

CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus · Gas chromatographs · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Instruments for checking physical characteristics · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Mass spectrometer · Measuring instruments · Spectrometers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£2 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them
Lot #1LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water)AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1
Contract period: 21 Apr 2024 – 20 Apr 2028 (4 yrs)
Extensions: This contract is for an initial period of 4 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year each. · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water)AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1
Contract period: 21 Apr 2024 – 20 Apr 2028 (4 yrs)
Extensions: This contract is for an initial period of 4 years with 3 options to extend for up to 1 year each. · Initial period of 4 years with 3 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

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
Lot distribution rule: Contracts will be awarded for either Lot 1 or Lot 2 to different Contractor, or both Lots to same Contractor

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
Last source update
23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Apr 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034349
Classification (CPV)
Detection and analysis apparatusGas chromatographsInstallation services of laboratory equipmentInstruments for checking physical characteristicsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Mass spectrometerMeasuring instrumentsSpectrometers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0444d4 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
3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗ or NI Water and its subsidiaries, Westland House, 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKN. sourcingniwater.com, [email protected], etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

3 Apr 2024 → 23 Oct 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    2 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Oct 2024

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water)1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water)1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

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 BelfastContact email

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