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Published 17 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA NIEA - Supply and Delivery of a LCMS Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer

Official notice

Authority: NIEA·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT14.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 18 Jan 2022
Awarded to AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NIEA Trace Organics Team require a Contractor for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Warranty and Training of staff in the use of a High Resolution Time of Flight Liquid Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer, (UHPLC TOFMS), to perform analysis of WFD Annex 8/10 substances

CPV: Analysis apparatus · Chromatographs · Instruments for checking physical characteristics · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Mass spectrometer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Contract is based on initial 1 year initial period that covers the warranty period and 4 further optional extensions periods to cover the warranty service and maintenance package · This is a recurring requirement and may be retenderedVariant 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
17 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT
Last source update
18 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID3741083
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001455
Classification (CPV)
Analysis apparatusChromatographsInstruments for checking physical characteristicsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Mass spectrometer
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f7a8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see....... Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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
17 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 17 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jan 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Jan 2022, 13:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £228,8031 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITEDSMEContract£228,803 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NIEA

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 17 Antrim Road, lisburn, UK, bt28 3alContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIROMENT AGENCY NIEAContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Lisrburn, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body UK
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.