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Published 3 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

30388 Supply of a Liquid Chromatography Accurate Mass Instrument

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£195,428published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Dec 2020
Awarded to AB Sciex UK Limited (operating as SCIEX)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Environment Agency is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State

for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to

promote sustainable development.

The National Laboratory Service (NLS) have responsibility for the provision of analytical analysis in accordance

with the Environment Agency’s statutory responsibility for monitoring the environment.

The NLS comprises two (2) sites with analytical laboratories situated in Exeter and Leeds, and employs in

excess of 160 scientists, analytical specialists and support staff. The NLS currently owns and uses over 200

major analytical instruments.

The NLS is seeking to find a proactive and innovative supplier for the provision of one (1) Liquid

Chromatography High-Resolution Accurate Mass Instrument for delivery by 01 March 2020.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The NLS has a currently identified a need to purchase a Liquid Chromatography…Awarded

The NLS has a currently identified a need to purchase a Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Accurate

Mass Instrument which will form the major part of an overall package to include software, library databases

and reports (the System), necessary to facilitate the non-target screening of a range of matrices, providing for

the identification and tentative identification of substances present in a user friendly manner, in order to inform

decision makers and regulators or environment contamination.

At the Authority’s discretion we also reserve the right to purchase, or not, any maintenance service agreements

on the terms and prices agreed under this Contract

Delivery: UK · NLS Leeds

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: 95Price: 40Environmental: 5
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Technical Performance and Compliance: 60
  • Support: 30
  • Health & Safety: 5
  • price: 40
  • Environment: 5
Published award criteria (5)
  • Technical Performance and Compliance: 60
  • Support: 30
  • Health & Safety: 5
  • Environment: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
3 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002214
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02900d Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £195,4281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AB Sciex UK Limited (operating as SCIEX)£195,428 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Defra group CommercialReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.