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Published 18 Aug 2023, 12:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Official notice

Authority: MHRA/NIBSC·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£80,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2023awarded 7 Dec 2023
Awarded to Waters Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Differential Scanning Calorimeter. Reference C180590.

CPV: Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
Delivery: UK, East of England · Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency<br/>Blanche Lane<br/>South Mimms<br/>Potters Bar<br/>Hertfordshire<br/>EN6 3QG
Extensions: We expect to award a contract for a one off purchase of the equipment. For service maintenance and/or purchase of any bespoke kits/consumables and/or any IT related requirements, if applicable, the contract will be for the life of the equipment.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 (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Aug 2023, 12:32 BST
Last source update
13 Dec 2023, 15:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
C180590
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036668
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of laboratory equipmentLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f52a Find a Tender

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
20 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2023 → 13 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Dec 2023, 15:03 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Dec 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2023, 15:03 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 Dec 2023, 15:03 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Waters Ltd£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 036668-2023-1 · Waters Ltd

    Signed
    7 Dec 2023
    Value
    £150,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

MHRA/ NIBSC

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth MHRA Buyer Organisation EN6 3QG, London, UK, EN6 3QGContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WATERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier02912366 Stamford Avenue, Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, Cheshire, UK, SK9 4AXContact 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