Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Flow Cytometer(s)
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a contract award notice for supply of flow cytometer(s) to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
APHA Virology Department currently requires one Flow Cytometer for use in containment laboratories, mainly to be used for Immunophenotyping of cells.
CPV: Cytometers · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The APHA requires one (1) Flow Cytometer (the “Equipment”) to be used, primarily by…AwardedPublished value£585,000
The APHA requires one (1) Flow Cytometer (the “Equipment”) to be used, primarily by the Virology department, in containment laboratories. The Equipment may also be used by other departments.
This contract award is for the purchase, installation and commissioning of one (1) Flow Cytometer, including appropriate training of APHA staff.
APHA would also like to consider future requirements for Flow Cytometry and this contract includes options for future-proofing the Equipment beyond five (5) years. APHA reserves the right to include optional upgrades of the Equipment at a future date as part of the Contract.
The contract includes the right to include servicing of the Equipment as an optional extension.
The contract also includes the right to purchase up to two (2) additional Flow Cytometers, either separately or together.
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)
- Quality Criterion - Technical questions: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criterion - Technical questions: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
Please refer to the requirements in the tender document
- 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 28 Mar 2022, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2022, 17:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
35664- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030577- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0326d9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering
- Performance terms
Please refer to the tender documents
Publisher note: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, once they are available, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk";, ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at [email protected].
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Apr 2022 → 31 Jan 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected11 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published28 Oct 2022, 17:02 BST
- Contract starts31 Jan 2023
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2022- Published value published: £585,50014 Jul 2022, 12:01 BST
- Status changed to active14 Jul 2022, 12:01 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jul 2022, 12:01 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST14 Jul 2022, 12:01 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Jul 2022, 12:01 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2022, 17:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cytek Biosciences B.V | £726,159 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of flow cytometer(s) · Cytek Biosciences B.V
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2022
- Value
- £726,159
- Period
- … – 30 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DefraContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defra Group CommercialMediation bodyReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cytek Biosciences B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria