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C1226 Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Automated Equipment in the Analysis of Algae and its By-Products

Detection and analysis apparatus
Gas chromatographs
Installation services of laboratory equipment
+6 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 18:44 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
Not published
Budget reduction not calculated
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
0 SME bids · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 38)
Based on 30 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
WISHART GROUP NI LTD
5 contracts£19,825,651At ceiling / not disclosed
AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LTD
5 contracts£15,974,490At ceiling / not disclosed
MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. LTD
5 contracts£12,944,625At ceiling / not disclosed
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
5 contracts£1,327,516At ceiling / not disclosed
LI-COR Environmental - UK Ltd
5 contracts£985,717At ceiling / not disclosed
VWR International Ltd
4 contracts£444,461,500At ceiling / not disclosed
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITEDCRN: 08815891
4 contracts£110,217,047At ceiling / not disclosed
Getech
4 contracts£27,647,386At ceiling / not disclosed
Carl Zeiss Ltd
4 contracts£8,273,655At ceiling / not disclosed
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED
4 contracts£7,515,063At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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same CPV family
same region
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same CPV family
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same CPV family
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£6,000,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NI Water and its subsidiaries: "C1226 Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Automated Equipment in the Analysis of Algae and its By-Products". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNI Water and its subsidiariesScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NI Water and its subsidiaries
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NI Water and its subsidiaries. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6Bids / Report (median)
8.2% of reports have one bid · Mean: 7.9 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTDTop vendor: 1.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 177 active published awards; 170 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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD5 wins£602,445—
PERKINELMER IRELAND LIMITED3 wins£443,171—
SOLMATIX LTD2 wins£8,000,000—
IDEXX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED2 wins£1,772,299—
Northumbrian Water Ltd2 wins£1,349,102—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNI Water and its subsidiaries
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
Published23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
Last source update23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDetection and analysis apparatus, Gas chromatographs, Installation services of laboratory equipment, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Mass spectrometer, Measuring instruments, Spectrometers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0444d4
What is being bought
NI Water invite Economic Operators to bid for the supply and delivery of the following : - Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water) • Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility; • Mass Spectrometry System and/or Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water) • Gas Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility • Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Economic Operators can submit a tender for either Lot1 or Lot 2, or both Lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further information.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1
    1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
    1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    1 Mar 2024, 15:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    NI Water invite Economic Operators to bid for the supply and delivery of the following : - Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water) • Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility; • Mass Spectrometry System and/or Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water) • Gas Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility • Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Economic Operators can submit a tender for either Lot1 or Lot 2, or both Lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further information.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    NI Water invite Economic Operators to bid for the supply and delivery of the following : - Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water) • Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility; • Mass Spectrometry System and/or Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water) • Gas Chromatography System • Inline Sample Introduction with Automated standard preparation facility • Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Economic Operators can submit a tender for either Lot1 or Lot 2, or both Lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further information.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 15 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 5 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD
Not published · Not published · active
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1 - LCMS (Automated Analysis of Microcystin’s in Water)
Not published · signed 15 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 - GCMS (Automated Analysis of Geosmin/MIB in Water)
Not published · signed 5 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authority GB-FTS-94
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