Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2428/23 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system
Authority: Queens University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing the award of a 2023 UKRI-BBSRC mid-range equipment grant, the School of Biological Sciences is seeking to procure a mass spectrometry system coupled to multiple methods of pre-ionisation separation for small molecule analysis. This system will be focused on the development of novel workflows to improve the sustainability of mass spectrometry analysis. The system will include a triple quadrupole instrument, that is equipped with both an electrospray ionisation (ESI) and desorption electrospray ionisation (DESI) source, paired with supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography systems.
CPV: Mass spectrometer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and…Awarded
Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system coupled to multiple methods of pre-ionisation separation for small molecule analysis.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- Price: 50%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 17 Aug 2023, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2023, 07:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2428/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031275- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f4e9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2023 → 24 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
- Notice published24 Oct 2023, 07:41 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2023, 07:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters LtdSME | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
QUB/2428/23 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system · Waters LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2023
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Queens UniversityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Waters LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria