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Published 26 Mar 2024, 09:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Alpha Spectrometry System

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£396,000≈ £396k / year
Submissions closed 9 May 2024awarded 25 Jun 2024
Awarded to Ametek (GB) Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 21 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 21 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Awarding a contract to Ametek GB for a supply and service contract to provide a Alpha Spec System for UKHSA Chilton site.

CPV: Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of…Awarded 1 yrPublished value£396,000

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of every community from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents and other health threats. UKHSA was formed in April 2021.<br/><br/>The UKHSA requires a Supplier to provide an Alpha Spec System. We ran an open procedure and received two compliant bids back, on the basis that AMETEK (GB) LIMITED are the highest bidder we are proposing awarding to them.

Contract period: 21 May 2024 – 21 May 2025 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK, London · UKHSA - Chilton<br/>Harwell Campus<br/>Didcot<br/>Oxford<br/>OX11 0RQ
Extensions: Service and maintenance option for up to 8 (eight) yearsVariant 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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Technical Questions: 50
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Mar 2024, 09:32 GMT
Last source update
26 Jun 2024, 09:54 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019506
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI42)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
9 May 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Mar 2024 → 24 Jul 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    9 May 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Jun 2024, 09:54 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    24 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 2 May 2024, 17:00 BST
    10 Apr 2024, 11:30 BST
    +7 days · was 25 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 8 May 2024, 17:00 BST
    2 May 2024, 10:57 BST
    +6 days · was 2 May 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 9 May 2024, 17:00 BST
    8 May 2024, 10:39 BST
    +1 days · was 8 May 2024, 17:00 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2024, 09:54 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2.125 Apr 20242 May 2024+7 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2.12 May 20248 May 2024+6 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2.18 May 20249 May 2024+1 d

3 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-04: 1 release · 10 Apr 2024
  • 2024-03: 1 release · 26 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ametek (GB) Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019506-2024-1 · Ametek (GB) Ltd

    Signed
    25 Jun 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 21 May 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids——£278,446 – £278,446

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMETEK (GB) LIMITEDAwarded supplier2569386 2 New Star Road, Leicester, UK, LE4 9JDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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