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Published 18 Mar 2022, 13:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2249/22 Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance (including consumables) of a Liquid Handling Unit

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT30% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2022awarded 28 Apr 2022
Awarded to LabPlan LTd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s), School of Biological Sciences seeks to procure the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Liquid Handling Unit for use in Covid-19 Wastewater testing.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement is for the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance and purchase…AwardedPublished value£400,000

This procurement is for the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance and purchase of associated consumables for a Liquid Handling Unit. In the event similar equipment is required within a period of 12 months from the award of this contract, Queen's reserves the right to procure an additional unit from the successful supplier.

Extensions: In the event similar equipment is required within a period of 12 months from the award of this contract, Queen's reserves the right to procure an additional unit from the successful supplier.There shall be an option for Queen's to extend warranty, maintenance and consumable purchases until the end of useful 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: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • 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
18 Mar 2022, 13:03 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2022, 10:50 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2249/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010912
Accelerated

The equipment is urgently needed to faciliate Covid-19 Wastewater testing within the School of Biological Sciences. Equipment must be in-situ no later than 31 July 2022.

Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032394 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
4 Apr 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Apr 2022, 16:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Apr 2022 → 28 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Apr 2022, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Apr 2022, 16:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Apr 2022, 10:50 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2022, 10:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £520,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LabPlan LTdSMEContract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and purchase of associated consumables for a Liquid Handling Unit£520,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and purchase of associated consumables for a Liquid Handling Unit · LabPlan LTdSME

    Signed
    28 Apr 2022
    Value
    £520,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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