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Published 8 Nov 2022, 12:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA - AFBI – Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Rapid Test Kits

Official notice

Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£225,000exc. VAT23.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2022awarded 10 Jan 2023
Awarded to IDEXX Laboratories Ltd

Re-procurement openAFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires a Contractor to supply and deliver Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopahty (TSE) rapid test kits that are of a test format currently approved by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) 999/2001 for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies as a result of it’s evaluation procedures and set out in Annex 10, Chapter C, point 4, as last replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/1593. The Contractor will supply, deliver and maintain any equipment required to conduct the TSE rapid test for the period of the Contract, as well as providing technical support for the test method and equipment. Any equipment identified by the Contractor that is deemed necessary for the running of the test kits will remain the property of the Contractor and it will be the responsibility of the Contractor to remove the said equipment at the end of the Contract.

CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Diagnostic devices · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
8 Nov 2022, 12:56 GMT
Last source update
10 Jan 2023, 12:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
4478940
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000656
Classification (CPV)
Checking and testing apparatusDiagnostic devicesDiagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and suppliesLaboratory reagentsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038006 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).. and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award.. of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the.. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract.... Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If... a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified... time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for... further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be... regarded as an act of grave. professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this... Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on... the CPD website. Any. contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender... submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all... procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland... Procurement Policy

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

13 Dec 2022 → 13 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    10 Jan 2023, 12:28 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jan 2023, 12:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £173,0721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IDEXX Laboratories LtdDAERA - AFBI – Supply and Delivery of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Rapid Test Kit£173,072 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • DAERA - AFBI – Supply and Delivery of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Rapid Test Kit · IDEXX Laboratories Ltd

    Signed
    10 Jan 2023
    Value
    £173,072
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Stoney Road, BELFAST, UK, BT4 3SDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria