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DoJ FSNI Purchase of Helium BIPS for Instrumental Analysis

For laboratory use
Gas cylinders
Helium
Northern Ireland (UKN0F)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DoJ Forensic Science Northern Ireland: "DoJ FSNI Purchase of Helium BIPS for Instrumental Analysis". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDoJ Forensic Science Northern IrelandScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for DoJ Forensic Science Northern Ireland. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDoJ Forensic Science Northern Ireland
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Sept 2021, 11:40 BST
Last source update14 Sept 2021, 11:40 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFor laboratory use, Gas cylinders, Helium
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0F)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02dbab
What is being bought
FSNI are establishing a Direct Award Contract for the supply of cylinders of helium gas with a Built In Purification System (BIPS).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    14 Sept 2021, 11:40 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2021, 10:12 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2021, 10:12 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    1 Sept 2021, 10:12 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    FSNI are establishing a Direct Award Contract for the supply of cylinders of helium gas with a Built In Purification System (BIPS). The instrumentation set up in a number of labs across FSNI demands high purity helium in order to avoid unnecessary maintenance, repair and down time. The instrumentation in question is highly sensitive and can be easily damaged by small impurities being allowed to enter these systems, potentially resulting in loss of results, days of down time for additional maintenance and in some cases expensive repair costs and engineer visits. The instrumentation which requires this high purity helium is used across FSNI and is used in case work. It is imperative that the purity of the gas does not compromise case work results. The issue of constant purity can be eliminated using cylinders that incorporate a Built In Purification System (BIPS Cylinders). The complex analytical instrumentation used across FSNI has a direct impact on casework turnaround times, target dates and SLAs with FSNI's customers. The availability of this instrumentation is business critical for priority 1 or urgent casework and unnecessary down time could not be tolerated by the organisation.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Sept 2021, 11:40 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · £170,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
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Contracts
DoJ FSNI Purchase of Helium BIPS for Instrumental Analysis
£170,000 · signed 14 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DoJ Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Contracting authority GB-FTS-27047
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  • DoJ Forensic Science Northern Ireland
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    c/o Construction & Procurement Delivery, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN0F, BT3 9ED
    justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

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    As per Regulation 50(6)(a) - information withheld for security reasons, UK

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    See VI.4.3 / Review procedure
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleFSNI first tested the market for Helium with BIPS in 2013 when they tendered for the Supply & Delivery of Gases, this product had to be removed from the tender specification as only one supplier was permitted to supply Helium BIPS. Horizon scanning has continued since then to understand whether there may be an alternative in provision that could provide the same level of purity required and recent market sounding has confirmed that there remains no alternative to the patented product offered by the designated supplier. BIPS cylinders are exclusive to the designated supplier, who developed and own the Built In Purification System. They have this system patented, therefore no other supplier can offer the same or similar products. All public procurements should comply with NI Public Procurement Policy (NIPPP) and Managing Public Money NI. The value of this Direct Award Contract (DAC) is above the relevant threshold and therefore the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) apply. There are derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier for any of the following reasons:- Where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii); or i) For reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights (regulation 32(2)(b)(iii)) but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. In this case as the BIPS system is patented and is further essential to provide the critical quality and purity of gases required for FSNI instrumentation. In applying the regulation 32 derogation, CPD, on behalf of FSNI, published a voluntary transparency notice in the Find a Tender Service (FTS) Official Journal (the UK's EU Journal equivalent). This notice was published at least 10 days before the intended contract award date. FSNI did not enter into or sign any contract document ahead of the issue of the agreed CPD award letter.