Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of ICP-MS Inclusive of 5 Years Servicing
Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGlasgow Scientific Services have a requirement for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) and peripherals.
CPV: Detection and analysis apparatus · Mass spectrometer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (7)
- Provision of machine and installation: 15%
- Reactive Servicing Checks and Service Reliability: 5%
- Training: 5%
- Planned Preventative Maintenance: 5%
- Sampling Exercise: 5%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (7)
- Provision of machine and installation: 15
- Reactive Servicing Checks and Service Reliability: 5
- Training: 5
- Planned Preventative Maintenance: 5
- Sampling Exercise: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 60
- Economic & financial standing
Glasgow City Council’s Insurance Requirements are:
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GPB 10,000,000) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period.
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Public Liability insurance to the value of at least FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GBP 5,000,000) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the period.
Bidder shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the contract, Products Liability insurance to the value of at least FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING (GPB 5,000,000) in respect of any one event and in the aggregate.
- Technical & professional ability
Please provide 2 relevant examples of similar ICP-MS provided and services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice.
(Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)
Responses should not exceed 2 X A4 sided of paper for each example and should be submitted in Ariel font 11. Where a submission exceeds the maximum number of sides of A4 paper requested, no account will be taken of the content of the contents beyond the maximum.
The weighting will be 50% for each example.
Minimum: A minimum mark of 60% out of 100% is required in total for this question. Any bidder who fails to achieve the minimum score for this question will be excluded at this stage.
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
GCC006031CPU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009491- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e630Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As specified within the tender document (section 4.14 key performance indicators).
- Review procedure
Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”).
The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition.
The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Publisher note: Health & Safety - bidders must complete and return the H&S questionnaire found in the Buyers Attachments area of the tender portal. Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix 05 of the ITT. Tenderers must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Bidders will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate that is contained within the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment - the successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum, invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Tenderers will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Non-Collusion - Tenderers will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal. Insurance Mandate - All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from suppliers at any point during the contract period. Terms and Conditions are located within the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation, situated within the buyers attachments area of PCS-T. Tenderers must ensure they read these documents in line with this contract notice. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28518. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - 15 (SC Ref:788149)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT14 Mar 2025, 15:22 GMT+4 days · was 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 24 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 24 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | +4 d |
Request to Extend Tender Return period granted.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.