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Published 5 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of a Liquid Chromatograph-Tandem Mass Spectrometer System(s)

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Water

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£720,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2021awarded 30 Aug 2022
Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of the laboratory capital replacement plan, Scottish Water will be looking to purchase an LCMSMS or equivalent type of system(s) for the analysis of the PFAS (Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances) Total and Steroids to meet the new EU drinking water directive. The instrument will need the ability to analyse the same PFAS and Steroid compounds listed in wastewater samples (final, trade and crude effluents).

CPV: Mass spectrometer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Scottish Water Scientific Services is responsible for collecting and analysing water…AwardedPublished value£720,000

Scottish Water Scientific Services is responsible for collecting and analysing water and wastewater samples for regulatory compliance monitoring and operational purposes. The laboratory is accredited to ISO17025, DWTS, MACS and ISO14001. Currently, the Organics laboratory have several GC, GCMS, GCMSMS, IC, LC, and LCMSMS instruments from various suppliers including Perkin Elmer, Agilent Technologies, Thermofisher Scientific and Waters. The software running on these instruments includes Total Chrom, Turbomass, Mass Hunter, Tracefinder, Chromeleon and MassLynx. As part of the laboratory capital replacement plan, Scottish Water will be looking to purchase an LCMSMS or equivalent type of system(s) for the analysis of the PFAS (Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances) Total and Steroids to meet the new EU drinking water directive. The instrument will need the ability to analyse the same PFAS and Steroid compounds listed in wastewater samples (final, trade and crude effluents). Additional information: The PQQ documents can also be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com ↗ and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: MJN926P3KS

Delivery: Scotland · SCOTLAND
Second stage: 3–null candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anti…
Legal form for consortia
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
5 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update
19 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference
SW21/LAB/1367
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008892
Classification (CPV)
Mass spectrometer
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms summary

All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain.

Publisher note: Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830005681" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830005681</a> GO Reference: GO-2024319-PRO-25538459

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/MJN926P3KS ↗

Submission deadline
4 Nov 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Deposits and guarantees

Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.

Timeline

4 Nov 2021 → 19 Mar 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Nov 2021, 17:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    19 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater 6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, Scotland, G33 6FBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria