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Published 12 Dec 2024, 11:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2606/24 Supply of high content Imaging equipment, capable of temperature and humidity control using a minimum of 96-384 well throughput including consumables and any ancillary items.

Official notice

Authority: Queens University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 29 Jan 2025awarded 8 Apr 2025

Awarded to Life Technologies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NIPBT will deploy the grant funding to collaboratively develop R and D capabilities that industry partners require. Queen’s is leading and hosting this research hub, as such is tasked with procuring and installing the required equipment within the Health Sciences Building, Queen’s University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7 AE.As part of this initiative Queen’s University of Belfast wishes to procure an advanced high content imager.

CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of high content Imaging equipment,…AwardedRenewal

Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of high content Imaging equipment, capable of temperature and humidity control using a minimum of 96-384 well throughput including consumables and any ancillary items.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables and ancillary items · One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables and ancillary items beyond this periodVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

33110000 Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

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: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 40%
price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 40%
Price: 60%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 12 Dec 2024, 11:09 GMT
Last source update: 8 Apr 2025, 08:50 BST
Award evaluation window: 29 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference: QUB/2606/24
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013525
Classification (CPV): Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c76a Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: N/A

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 29 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 29 Jan 2025, 16:10 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Timeline

29 Jan 2025 → 8 Apr 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
29 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
Bids opened
29 Jan 2025, 16:10 GMT
Notice published
8 Apr 2025, 08:50 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
8 Apr 2025, 08:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 31 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Life Technologies LtdSupply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of high content Imaging equipment, capable of temperature and humidity control using a minimum of 96-384 well throughput including consumables and any	£1,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of high content Imaging equipment, capable of temperature and humidity control using a minimum of 96-384 well throughput including consumables and any · Life Technologies Ltd
Signed
8 Apr 2025
Value
£1,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Queens University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, , Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Life Technologies LtdAwarded supplier Paisley, Scotland

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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