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Published 25 Aug 2022, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-2371 Microfluorination for Oxygen isotopes in Biogenic Silica (MOBiS)

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£317,885exc. VAT5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2022awarded 31 Oct 2022
Awarded to ELEMENTAR UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) at the British Geological Survey (BGS), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), requires the manufacture, delivery, and commissioning of a specialist microfluorination system that is based on high temperature pyrolysis and high precision isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the measurement of 18O/16O in biogenic silica.

CPV: Mass spectrometer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Microfluorination for Oxygen…AwardedPublished value£317,885

UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Microfluorination for Oxygen isotopes in Biogenic Silica (MOBiS).

The National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) at the British Geological Survey (BGS), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), requires the manufacture, delivery, and commissioning of a specialist microfluorination system that is based on high temperature pyrolysis and high precision isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the measurement of 18O/16O in biogenic silica.

The full technical specification for this procurement can be found at Appendix A. It is essential that this Appendix is fully read, understood and assessed when considering this opportunity. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4VY3MDS828 ↗

Delivery: East Midlands · Nottingham
Variant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality: 70%
  • price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 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
25 Aug 2022, 19:05 BST
Last source update
1 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-2371
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030870
Classification (CPV)
Mass spectrometer
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036319 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=732526628 GO Reference: GO-2022111-PRO-21322422

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
26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Sept 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £302,0751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ELEMENTAR UK LIMITED£302,075 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN12 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ELEMENTAR UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier06436978 Isoprime House Earl Road, Chedale Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, North West, SK8 6PTContact 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