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Published 31 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Time of Flight Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for Natural History Museum

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Feb 2023awarded 24 Mar 2023

Awarded to Nu Instruments

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Time of Flight Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for Natural History Museum

CPV: Mass spectrometer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000

Delivery: London · LONDON

Extensions: We would be pleased to consider multiple options and configurations from each bidder to identify the supplier that best meets our award criteria. We would therefore like to encourage bidders to submit multiple configurations, options, and instruments where available.Variant bids: 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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (8)

Sensitivity across the mass range: 15%
Linear dynamic range of the instrument: 15%
Mass resolution of the instrument: 10%
Interference removal from stray ions and polyatomic ions: 10%
Software ease of use and data handling: 10%
The quality of annual service and maintenance arrangements and extended warranty terms: 10%
Price: 20%
Social Value Model – Fighting Climate Change: 10%

Published award criteria (8)

Sensitivity across the mass range: 15
Linear dynamic range of the instrument: 15
Mass resolution of the instrument: 10
Interference removal from stray ions and polyatomic ions: 10
Software ease of use and data handling: 10
The quality of annual service and maintenance arrangements and extended warranty terms: 10
Social Value Model – Fighting Climate Change: 10
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 31 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT
Last source update: 28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window: 17 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008974
Accelerated: Timing of the funding made available by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the fact that contracts needed to be awarded on or before 31 March 2023.
Classification (CPV): Mass spectrometer
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a1a7 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=771619531" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=771619531</a> GO Reference: GO-2023328-PRO-22414388

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗

Timeline

17 Feb 2023 → 28 Mar 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £469,8231 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nu InstrumentsSME	£469,823 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Time of Flight Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for Natural History Museum · Nu InstrumentsSME
Signed
24 Mar 2023
Value
£469,823
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nu Instruments LtdAwarded supplier03046042 74 Clywedog Road South, Wrexham, Wales, LL13 9XSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria