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Published 26 Apr 2023, 14:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2408/23 Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables.

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Awarded value£3,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2023awarded 30 Jun 2023
Awarded to Meso Scale Discovery Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Evolve Services GCLP Laboratory, embedded within the Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queens University, and working in partnership Belfast Health and Social Care Trust delivers high quality laboratory services in support of interventional and observational clinical studies. We are seeking to purchase a non-fluidic multiplex assay reader for the detection and quantification of multiple proteins in low volume samples, as part of collaborative studies with clinical trial networks, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies.

CPV: Immunoassay analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Extensions: One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment. · One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or 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
  • Price

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 Apr 2023, 14:28 BST
Last source update
6 Jul 2023, 17:12 BST
Award evaluation window
15 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2408/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019355
Accelerated

This competition is being managed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, due to the urgency and nature of the testing required, will be carried out using the Accelerated Open procedure.

Classification (CPV)
Immunoassay analysers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c466 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
15 May 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 May 2023, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 May 2023 → 6 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 May 2023, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 May 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jul 2023, 17:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2023, 17:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Meso Scale Discovery IncSMEContract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables.£3,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables. · Meso Scale Discovery IncSME

    Signed
    30 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, 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