Official UK procurement notice
Contract award for Servicing, Maintenance and Calibration of Centrifuges
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract award notice for the provision of a centrifuge maintenance, repair and calibration service for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). This includes Preventative Maintenance visits and Corrective Maintenance visits, being carried out on-site as and when required. The use of centrifuges is essential for the Agency to undertake all of its scientific activities as part of Defra's priority to protect the country from plant and animal diseases.
CPV: Laboratory services · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1APHA requires the provision of a centrifuge maintenance, repair and calibration…AwardedPublished value£278,000
APHA requires the provision of a centrifuge maintenance, repair and calibration service, including Preventative Maintenance visits and Corrective Maintenance visits and calibration, to be carried out on-site as and when required. The use of centrifuges is essential for the Agency to undertake all of its scientific activities as part of Defra’s priority to protect the country from plant and animal diseases
The centrifuges are located across England, Scotland and Wales at various APHA laboratories. A significant proportion of the centrifuges are currently located at APHA Weybridge site.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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)
- Quality Criterion - Technical questions: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criterion - Technical questions: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
As per the tender documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 1 Jul 2022, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2022, 09:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
36090- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033591- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034cfcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering
- Performance terms
As stated in the Tender documents
Publisher note: All tenders must be submitted on https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
Timeline
12 Jul 2022 → 28 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected12 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
- Notice published28 Nov 2022, 09:34 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2022- Status changed to active25 Aug 2022, 16:52 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Aug 2022, 16:52 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST25 Aug 2022, 16:52 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Nov 2022, 09:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Biomedical LtdProvision of centrifuge servicing and maintenance | £169,242 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of centrifuge servicing and maintenance · Henderson Biomedical Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2022
- Value
- £169,242
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defra Group CommercialMediation body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Henderson BiomedicalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria