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Published 8 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Single cell sequencing system (ITT_4624)

Official notice

Authority: MHRA Buyer Organisation·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£169,450published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Mar 2021awarded 19 May 2021
Awarded to Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Agency would like to purchase a new high-throughput platform for single-cell isolation, barcoding, and subsequent analysis via next-generation sequencing on an Illumina NextSeq 500 sequencer.

The main application will be RNA-Seq and the minimum number of cells processed per run should be >10,000. Quick laboratory workflows and compatibility of the system with a wide range of input samples such as fresh, frozen and fixed, would be beneficial.

Consumable costs will be an estimate.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK · National Institute for Biological Standards and Control Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3QG A Centre of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Extensions: This is a one off purchase with a maintenance contract for a period of 5 years with a possible extension till the end of the life of the equipment. This will be one year after the purchase 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2021, 22:45 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011549
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029155 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
5 Mar 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Mar 2021 → 24 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Mar 2021
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    24 May 2021, 22:45 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 May 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 May 2021, 22:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £169,4501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited£169,450 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

MHRA Buyer Organisation

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, London, UK, EN6 3QGContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Becton, Dickinson UK LtdAwarded supplier 1030 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, Berkshire, Wokingham, UK, RG41 5TS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.