Official UK procurement notice
Supply of up to four (4) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICPOES)
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Environment Agency requires up to four (4) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICPOES) for delivery over a three (3) year period.<br/><br/>We have committed to purchase one asset this year (FY 25/26), and further purchases will be subject to business need & budgetary approval.
CPV: Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open competition to procure up to four ICPOESAwardedRenewalPublished value£328,064
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 (inc. Social Value): 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (inc. Social Value): 60
- Price: 40
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jan 2025, 11:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C29924- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051171- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Jan 2025 → 31 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened29 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
- Contract starts31 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd | £239,055 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 051171-2025-1 · Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2025
- Value
- £239,055
- Period
- … – 30 Aug 2028
- 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
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review BodyMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Agilent Technologies LDA UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.