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Published 30 May 2022, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Diet & Bedding Tender_Lot 2

Official notice

Authority: MHRA/NIBSC·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2022awarded 18 Aug 2022
Awarded to LBS (Serving Biotechnology) Ltd., DATESAND LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulartory Agency (MHRA) is a world leader in assuring the quality of biological medicines through product testing, developing standards and reference materials, and carrying out applied research. To fulfill their role in supporting the scientific functions, the Biological Services Department (BSD) are looking to implement contracts for the provision of high quality animal diet, bedding and enrichment products, to enable them to provide the highest standard of care and welfare, thus meeting the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). The tender is split into 2 lots, Lot 1 being for Diet and Lot 2 being for bedding.

CPV: Animal feedstuffs · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
Delivery: East of England · National Institute for Biological Standards and Control<br/>Blanche Lane<br/>South Mimms<br/>Potters Bar<br/>Hertfordshire<br/>EN6 3QG<br/><br/>A Centre of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Variant bids: not allowed
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Technical: 50%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
30 May 2022, 16:10 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2022, 15:03 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023316
Classification (CPV)
Animal feedstuffsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0341a9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Instructions How to Respond to this Tender<br/>1 - Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once):<br/>1.1 - Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/>1.2 - Click the link to register.<br/>1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue'.<br/>1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details.<br/>1.5 - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete.<br/>1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).<br/>2 - Express an Interest in the tender:<br/>2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.<br/>2.2 - Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (This Invitations to Tender open to any registered<br/>supplier).<br/>2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.<br/>2.4 - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your ‘My<br/>ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.<br/>2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘ITT<br/>Details' box.<br/>3. Responding to the tender:<br/>3.1 - Click ‘My Response' under ‘ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline<br/>to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).<br/>3.2 - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any<br/>clarification.<br/>3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT<br/><br/>There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed<br/>online help available).<br/>3.4 - You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page.<br/><br/>The process is very straightforward, but if you find you do need advice or support in registering please<br/>contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details:<br/>Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
5 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

5 Jul 2022 → 3 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Aug 2022, 15:03 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2022, 14:41 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Aug 2022, 14:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LBS (Serving Biotechnology) Ltd.——Awarded
DATESAND LTD——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic——£80,000 – £125,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

MHRA/ NIBSC

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth MHRA Buyer Organisation EN6 3QG, London, UK, EN6 3QGContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • DatesandAwarded supplier01488697 7 Horsfield Way, Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, Bredbury, Stockport, Stockport, UK, SK6 2SUContact email, phone
  • LBS (Serving Biotechnology) LtdAwarded supplier00349867 LBS (Serving Biotechnology) Ltd, Unit 20, Gatwick Business Park, Hookwood,, Surrey, UK, RH6 0AHContact email, phone

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