Official UK procurement notice
QUB236323 Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Study Models and Specialised Feed.
Authority: QUB/2363/23 Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Study Models and Specialised Feed.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionQueen’s Biological Services Unit wishes to procure the supply and delivery of animal models, and their specialised diet. Animal models are required for biomedical in vivo research at the university. Research involving animals has, and continues to make, a vital contribution to improving human and animal health. It has been an important part of enhancing the understanding, treatment and cure of cancer, cardiovascular disease, blindness, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. The specialised diet is required to ensure that the animals receive all the nutrients that they require for their normal behaviour, health status and stage of life.Queen’s University Belfast is a Signatory to the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK and in doing so wishes to be transparent as to how and when we use animals in experimental research. Where this creates an issue of confidentiality or commercial sensitivity for an Economic Operator, Queen's will endeavour to respect this where poss
- Recurrence: On expiration of contract
CPV: Animal feedstuffs · Animal products · Animal products and related products · Small animals
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.6 per place) · 4 appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1QUB 2363 23 Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Study ModelsCancelledRenewal
Lot #2QUB236323 Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Specialised Feed.CancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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: 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Price: 60%
- 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.
- “QUB236323 Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Study Models and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · On expiration of contract
- First published
- 31 May 2023, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2024, 16:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2363/23- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001658- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d0a4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Jul 2023, 16:10 BST
Timeline
4 Jul 2023 → 17 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Jul 2023, 16:10 BST
- Notice published17 Jan 2024, 16:35 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jan 2024, 16:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £750,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 – Study Models and their transportation
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Specialised Feed
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Queen's University Belfast University Road, Belfast BT7 1NNReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Charles River UK LtdFramework contractor
- Envigo RMS UK LtdFramework contractor
- Janvier LansFramework contractor
- Rettenmaier UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria