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Published 29 Mar 2023, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Health and Water Screening services for MRC LMB (ARES)

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£425,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2023awarded 1 Feb 2023
Awarded to Fera Science Limted

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI Is seeking a contract for the provision of health screening for mice at the MRC LMB (ARES building) and water testing from the same site.

  • Recurrence: Estimated to be January 2025 or in the event of extension January 2027

CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Annual, quarterly and ad-hoc testing of Mice for various pathogens, including water…AwardedRenewalPublished value£425,000

Annual, quarterly and ad-hoc testing of Mice for various pathogens, including water testing. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HA6J24YKX3 ↗

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: After the initial 2 year contract period UKRI may exercise its option to extend the contract by 1+1 years. · After the initial 2 year contract period UKRI may exercise its option to extend the contract by 1+1 years.Variant 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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Compliance to specification: 30%
  • Collection/Test time: 10%
  • Emergency results: 10%
  • Contingency Planning: 10%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value Model: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Compliance to specification: 30
  • Collection/Test time: 10
  • Emergency results: 10
  • Contingency Planning: 10
  • Social Value Model: 10
  • Price: 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
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
Yes · Estimated to be January 2025 or in the event of extension January 2027
First published
29 Mar 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2023, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-2464
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020693
Classification (CPV)
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b724 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=788748917" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=788748917</a> GO Reference: GO-2023718-PRO-23433566

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2023 → 18 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Jul 2023, 16:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2023, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,4201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fera Science LimtedSME£150,420 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Francis Crick Avenue, North Star Avenue, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fera Science LimtedAwarded supplierN/A York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, East of England, YO41 1LZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria