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Published 19 Oct 2021, 11:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2021awarded 21 Dec 2021
Awarded to Markes International Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 31 Jul 2022 · starts 10 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirements of a gas chromatographic system, with combined mass spectrometry, pyrolysis and thermal desorption analytical capacity, to analyse volatile metabolic biomarkers and track microplastic degradation in the environment

CPV: Gas chromatographs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 10 Dec 2021 – 31 Jul 2022 (8 mo)
Delivery: South West
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: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
19 Oct 2021, 11:40 BST
Last source update
1 Feb 2022, 14:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
LS/UoP/Gas_Chromatograph/030/21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002841
Classification (CPV)
Gas chromatographs
Delivery area
South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ed56 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
18 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Nov 2021, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2021, 12:05 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    10 Dec 2021
  4. Notice published
    1 Feb 2022, 14:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Feb 2022, 14:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Markes International Ltd£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Purchase of a Gas Chromatograph · Markes International Ltd

    Signed
    21 Dec 2021
    Value
    £250,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 1128013 Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL4 8AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Markes InternationalAwarded supplier3414783 1000B Central Park, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 3RTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.