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Published 24 Oct 2023, 12:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Single Cell Sorter

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£160,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Nov 2023awarded 28 Feb 2024
Awarded to Bio-Techne Ltd
Contract term 3 moends 31 Mar 2024 · extension options published · starts 25 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Awarding a contract to Bio-Techne LTD for a supply contract for a Single Cell Sorter for Chilton site.

CPV: Cytometers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of…Awarded 3 moPublished value£160,000

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of every community from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents and other health threats. UKHSA was formed in April 2021.<br/><br/>The UKHSA requires a Supplier to provide a Single Cell Detector. We ran an open procedure and received two compliant bids back, on the basis that Bio Techne Ltd are the highest bidder we are proposing awarding to them.

Contract period: 25 Dec 2023 – 31 Mar 2024 (3 mo)
Delivery: UK, London · UKHSA - Chilton<br/>Harwell Campus<br/>Didcot<br/>Oxford<br/>OX11 0RQ
Extensions: Option within the contract will be included for service and maintenance , 10 years.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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Technical Questions: 50
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Oct 2023, 12:14 BST
Last source update
28 Feb 2024, 12:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
C250293
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006376
Classification (CPV)
Cytometers
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
23 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Oct 2023 → 28 Feb 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    25 Dec 2023
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published
    28 Feb 2024, 12:15 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2024, 12:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bio-Techne Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 006376-2024-1 · Bio-Techne Ltd

    Signed
    28 Feb 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids——£140,166 – £140,166

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BIO-TECHNE LTDAwarded supplier02490104 19 Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3NB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.