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Published 2 Feb 2023, 12:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of 1 x High Parameter Flow Cytometer

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£350,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2023
Contract term 3 moends 31 May 2023 · starts 13 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Evaluation Group at UKHSA, Porton Down, wishes to source a Spectral Analyser Flow Cytometer to enhance flow cytometry capabilities and enable complex analysis.

CPV: Cytometers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 13 Mar 2023 – 31 May 2023 (3 mo)
Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
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
2 Feb 2023, 12:55 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2023, 11:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006135
Classification (CPV)
Cytometers
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a255 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
2 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Mar 2023 → 13 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Mar 2023, 11:51 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    2 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    13 Mar 2023

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

UKHSA regrets to inform suppliers that it has taken the decision to withdraw the invitation to tender for the Purchase of 1 x High Parameter Flow Cytometer, FTS reference 2023/S 000-003260. The decision has made by UKHSA as an error has been found in the tender documentation. The procurement will be relaunched in the near future with a revised specification.

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 subdivisionsGeneral public services Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

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