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Published 19 Jan 2024, 16:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AFBI - SUPPLY, DELIVERY, AND SERVICING OF AUTOMATED HEAD-CHAMBER SYSTEMS (AHCS)

Official notice

Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI·Consortium: 4 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,900,000exc. VAT21.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Feb 2024awarded 22 Feb 2024
Awarded to C-LOCK INC.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Livestock Production Sciences (LPS) Branch at Hillsborough of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires two (2) Automated Head-Chamber Systems (AHCS), one (1) for cattle and one (1) for sheep, for the quantification of methane, hydrogen and CO2 emissions and oxygen consumption on a daily basis (litter/day). AFBI requires the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the equipment. Warranty, servicing and reactive repair details are necessary requirements. On-site training in the operation of the supplied system is also required.

CPV: Analysis apparatus · Detection and analysis apparatus · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,900,000
Extensions: The Contract is for initial 1 year period with 4 options to extend for a further 1 year eachVariant 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: 10%Price: 90%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • QUALITY: 10%
  • COST: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • COST: 90
  • QUALITY: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
19 Jan 2024, 16:00 GMT
Last source update
22 Feb 2024, 15:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
ID5065982
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005838
Classification (CPV)
Analysis apparatusDetection and analysis apparatusLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042ea5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)and where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of.. contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision

Publisher note: Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract In lieu of termination CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as. amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years. The figure stated in V.2.4 is a. maximum that can be spent through the Contract over the full term and does not give any guarantee of any level of business that may. be awarded.. under. the agreement

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Feb 2024, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

19 Feb 2024 → 19 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Feb 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Feb 2024, 15:52 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    19 May 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Feb 2024, 15:52 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Feb 2024, 15:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
C-LOCK INC.SMEContract£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · C-LOCK INC.SME

    Signed
    22 Feb 2024
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Large Park, Hillsborough, UK, BT26 6DRContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationReview body UK
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body uk

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • C-LOCK INC.Awarded supplier 1350 CONCOURSE DR, RAPID CITY, US, 57703-4733Contact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.