Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-1861 Dual Inlet Isotope Mass Spectrometer
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract Award for the purchase of a benchtop dual inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) for high precision analysis of 13C/12C and 18O/16O in micro-carbonate samples.
The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations.
CPV: Mass spectrometer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Contract Award for the purchase of a benchtop dual inlet isotope ratio mass…Awarded
This Contract Award for the purchase of a benchtop dual inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) for high precision analysis of 13C/12C and 18O/16O in micro-carbonate samples.
The type of analysis carried out on this instrument is critical to deliver the environmental change program within the Stable Isotope Facility (SIF) and NERC National Environmental Isotope Facility.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Dec 2021, 12:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2021, 12:15 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-1861- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030658- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ff39Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations.
There is only one manufacturer that can provide an instrument appropriate for the required application, facilitating the analysis of extremely small samples at the highest precision. Alternative systems are not quoted to reach the desired level of analytical precision on δ18O and δ13C.
The consequence of an alternative system will be a significant degradation in the output of our environmental change program, a loss of confidence within the community as project analysis time increases with down time, and students being left without full datasets to complete their funding deadlines.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=649640253 GO Reference: GO-2021129-PRO-19364284
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTAR UK LIMITED | £208,322 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030658-2021-1 · ELEMENTAR UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2021
- Value
- £208,322
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Elementar UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.