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High Value Laboratory Equipment

Apparatus for measuring radiation
Checking and testing apparatus
Diffraction apparatus
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UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published5
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Tenderline Synopsis: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium: "High Value Laboratory Equipment". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorth Western Universities Purchasing ConsortiumScope & 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 North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9.2Bids / Report
3.4% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 30 active published awards; 29 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityNorth Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Dec 2023, 14:35 GMT
Last source update21 Dec 2023, 14:35 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationApparatus for measuring radiation, Checking and testing apparatus, Diffraction apparatus, Electron microscopes, Fluid mechanics equipment, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring, Magnetic resonance imaging equipment, Microscopes, Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment, Scanning electron microscopes, Scanning probe microscopes, Spectrometers, Spectroscopy devices, Tomography devices, Transmission electron microscope, X-ray fluoroscopy devices
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03a160
What is being bought
NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC for the supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment. The Framework Agreement will be split into 5 lots as follows: Lot 1 – Magnetic Resonance Equipment, Lot 2 – X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments, Lot 3 – Spectroscopy Equipment, Lot 4 – Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment. Lot 5 – Radiation Safety & Detection Equipment. This Framework Agreement will commence on 01st August 2023 for an initial period of 24 months until 31st July 2025 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 31st July 2026 and a further 12 months until 31st July 2027 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance. Coverage on this agreement shall be national - covering all of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    21 Dec 2023, 14:35 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    31 Oct 2023, 18:05 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    27 Sept 2023, 11:51 BST
  4. tender value changed
    25 Aug 2023, 11:21 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2023, 11:21 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    25 Aug 2023, 11:21 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to published date
    25 Aug 2023, 11:21 BST
  8. Published value updated to £185,000,000
    28 Apr 2023, 17:54 BST
  9. Status changed to active
    28 Apr 2023, 17:54 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2023, 17:54 BST
  11. Submission deadline changed to 2 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
    28 Apr 2023, 17:54 BST
  12. Status changed to planned
    31 Jan 2023, 10:09 GMT
  13. Official notice release published
    31 Jan 2023, 10:09 GMT
  14. Buyer information updated
    31 Jan 2023, 10:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Magnetic Resonance Equipment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope includes but is not limited to the equipment identified in the lot title and specification document and any associated equipment. It is a mandatory minimum requirement that Economic Operators are able to supply, deliver, install and commission [meaning in this context set-up, test and assure operational functionality] equipment relevant to the lot to which they have applied. Also included in the scope on a non-mandatory basis is advice, design and consultancy; training, maintenance and servicing; the provision of consumables, components, system upgrades, software licenses; and decommissioning and removal of equipment at end of life dependent on individual member institutional requirements. Additional information: Whilst the agreement is split into five lots as above, you only need to complete the award criteria questionnaire once within the EU Supply system irrespective of the number of lots to which you are applying, this is titled ‘Supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope includes but is not limited to the equipment identified in the lot title and specification document and any associated equipment. It is a mandatory minimum requirement that Economic Operators are able to supply, deliver, install and commission [meaning in this context set-up, test and assure operational functionality] equipment relevant to the lot to which they have applied. Also included in the scope on a non-mandatory basis is advice, design and consultancy; training, maintenance and servicing; the provision of consumables, components, system upgrades, software licenses; and decommissioning and removal of equipment at end of life dependent on individual member institutional requirements. Additional information: Whilst the agreement is split into five lots as above, you only need to complete the award criteria questionnaire once within the EU Supply system irrespective of the number of lots to which you are applying, this is titled ‘Supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Spectroscopy Equipment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope includes but is not limited to the equipment identified in the lot title and specification document and any associated equipment. It is a mandatory minimum requirement that Economic Operators are able to supply, deliver, install and commission [meaning in this context set-up, test and assure operational functionality] equipment relevant to the lot to which they have applied. Also included in the scope on a non-mandatory basis is advice, design and consultancy; training, maintenance and servicing; the provision of consumables, components, system upgrades, software licenses; and decommissioning and removal of equipment at end of life dependant on individual member institutional requirements. Additional information: Whilst the agreement is split into five lots as above, you only need to complete the award criteria questionnaire once within the EU Supply system irrespective of the number of lots to which you are applying, this is titled ‘Supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope includes but is not limited to the equipment identified in the lot title and specification document and any associated equipment. It is a mandatory minimum requirement that Economic Operators are able to supply, deliver, install and commission [meaning in this context set-up, test and assure operational functionality] equipment relevant to the lot to which they have applied. Also included in the scope on a non-mandatory basis is advice, design and consultancy; training, maintenance and servicing; the provision of consumables, components, system upgrades, software licenses; and decommissioning and removal of equipment at end of life dependent on individual member institutional requirements. Additional information: Whilst the agreement is split into five lots as above, you only need to complete the award criteria questionnaire once within the EU Supply system irrespective of the number of lots to which you are applying, this is titled ‘Supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Radiation Safety & Detection Equipment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope includes but is not limited to the equipment identified in the lot title and specification document and any associated equipment. It is a mandatory minimum requirement that Economic Operators are able to supply, deliver, install and commission [meaning in this context set-up, test and assure operational functionality] equipment relevant to the lot to which they have applied. Also included in the scope on a non-mandatory basis is advice, design and consultancy; training, maintenance and servicing; the provision of consumables, components, system upgrades, software licenses; and decommissioning and removal of equipment at end of life dependent on individual member institutional requirement Additional information: Whilst the agreement is split into five lots as above, you only need to complete the award criteria questionnaire once within the EU Supply system irrespective of the number of lots to which you are applying, this is titled ‘Supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Dec 2023, 14:35 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  7. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,000,000
  8. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,000,000
  9. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,000,000
  10. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,000,000
  11. Contract active
    Signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bruker UK Limited, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, JEOL (UK) Ltd, MR Solutions Ltd, Magritek UK, Medical Imaging Systems Ltd (MIS Healthcare), Philips Electronics UK Limited, Siemens Healthcare Limited, Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wonderful Scientific Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd, Anton Paar Ltd , BlueScientific Ltd, Bruker UK Limited, Carl Zeiss Ltd, EM Systems Support Ltd, Elementar UK LTD, Etek Europe Limited, FEI UK Ltd, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, HORIBA UK Limite, Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited, Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH, JEOL (UK) Ltd, Kratos Analytical Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd, BlueScientific Ltd, Bruker UK Limited, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, HORIBA UK Limited, JEOL (UK) Ltd, Metrohm UK Limited, Perkin Elmer AES (UK) Ltd, Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited, Renishaw UK Sales Ltd, SciMed Limited, Shimadzu UK Limited, Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific
Not published · Not published · active
Anton Paar Ltd , Bruker UK Limited, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited, Perkin Elmer AES (UK) Ltd, Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited, Renishaw UK Sales Ltd, SciMed Limited, Shimadzu UK Limited, Waters Limited (TA Instruments), ZwickRoell Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Magnetic Resonance Equipment
£185,000,000 · signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments
£185,000,000 · signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Spectroscopy Equipment
£185,000,000 · signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment
£185,000,000 · signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Radiation Safety & Detection Equipment
£185,000,000 · signed 27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 11 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 11 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 10 (lot 1)
smeBids: 7 (lot 1)
bids: 30 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 30 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 29 (lot 2)
smeBids: 15 (lot 2)
bids: 14 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 14 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 14 (lot 3)
smeBids: 9 (lot 3)
bids: 11 (lot 4)
electronicBids: 11 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 11 (lot 4)
smeBids: 6 (lot 4)
bids: 1 (lot 5)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 5)
smeBids: 0 (lot 5)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contracting authority GB-FTS-35697
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  • North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
    buyer

    04045190
    Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford, Salford, UK, M5 4WT
    lisa.blackburn@nwupc.ac.uk
    +44 1612348016

  • Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
    supplier

    Cheadle, UK

  • Anton Paar Ltd
    supplier

    St Albans, UK

  • BlueScientific Ltd
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • Bruker UK Limited
    supplier

    Coventry, UK

  • Carl Zeiss Ltd
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • EM Systems Support Ltd
    supplier

    Macclesfield, UK

  • Elementar UK LTD
    supplier

    Cheadle, UK

  • Etek Europe Limited
    supplier

    Prestwick, UK

  • European Union
    funder

  • FEI UK Ltd
    supplier

    Altrincham, UK

  • Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
    supplier

    Loughborough, UK

  • HORIBA UK Limite
    supplier

    Northampton, UK

  • HORIBA UK Limited
    supplier

    Northampton, UK

  • Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited
    supplier

    Abingdon, UK

  • Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH
    supplier

    Daresbury, UK

  • JEOL (UK) Ltd
    supplier

    Welwyn Garden City, UK

  • Kratos Analytical Ltd
    supplier

    Manchester, UK

  • MR Solutions Ltd
    supplier

    Guildford, UK

  • Magritek UK
    supplier

    Bolton, UK

  • Medical Imaging Systems Ltd (MIS Healthcare)
    supplier

    London, UK

  • Metrohm UK Limited
    supplier

    Runcorn, UK

  • NWUPC
    reviewBody

    Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford , Salford, M54WT
    procurement@nwupc.ac.uk
    +44 1612348000

  • Perkin Elmer AES (UK) Ltd
    supplier

    Beaconsfield, UK

  • Philips Electronics UK Limited
    supplier

    Farnborough, UK

  • Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited
    supplier

    Leatherhead, UK

  • Renishaw UK Sales Ltd
    supplier

    Wotton under Edge, UK

  • Revvity (UK) Limited
    supplier

    Pontyclun, UK

  • Rigaku Europe SE
    supplier

    Neu-Isenburg, DE

  • SciMed Limited
    supplier

    Heaton, UK

  • Shimadzu UK Limited
    supplier

    Milton Keynes, UK

  • Siemens Healthcare Limited
    supplier

    Camberley, UK

  • TESCAN-UK Ltd
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific
    supplier

    Altrincham, UK

  • Waters Limited (TA Instruments)
    supplier

    Wilmslow, UK

  • Wonderful Scientific Limited
    supplier

    Guildford, UK

  • ZwickRoell Limited
    supplier

    Worcester, UK
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