Official UK procurement notice
Media Autoclave 2020 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: MHRA (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£50,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2021
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA replacement autoclave is required for sterilisation of media and equipment, the current machine (LTE Touchclave R) is old and not fit for purpose due to the time taken to complete each cycle and the capacity / shape of the chamber. Current Cycles required are as shown in the table below (the machine must have capacity for additional cycles to be added)
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The new autoclave is required to have:Published value£50,000
The new autoclave is required to have:
- Chamber capacity of at least 200 litres
- Overall dimensions, depth no larger than 1200mm (approx. dimensions to be ~1800mm high x 800 mm wide x 1200mm deep)
- A removable shelf
- Armoured ballast (product) probe
- Cooling jacket or similar means of cooling items at the end of the cycle
- Cooling cycle must take no longer than 60 minutes for any load
- A paperless chart recording with the function of being connected via network cable (via CAT 7 data point) to Eurotherm Software
- Linked to a paper printer as a back up to the paperless system
- Programming must be open code (including autoclave cycles to allow them to be adjusted by competent staff)
- Easily accessible to allow servicing and changing of components to comply with all relevant standards
- All probes must be calibrated to UKAS standards.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jan 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2021, 11:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
itt_4596- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000259- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028841Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Feb 2021, 23:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Feb 2021, 23:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Jan 2021 → 30 Jun 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published7 Jan 2021, 11:17 GMT
- Submission deadline7 Feb 2021, 23:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Feb 2021, 23:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until30 Jun 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This notice of contract opportunity has been published on Contract Finder under the same title.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MHRA (Auditors)Review body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria