Award

UKRI-2795 Maintenance of Specialised Laboratory Equipment

  • UK Research & Innovation

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-002473

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039afd

Published 26 January 2023, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Contact

Procurement Manager - MRC LMB

Email

mrcprocurement@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 7593602434

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ukri.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-2795 Maintenance of Specialised Laboratory Equipment

Reference number

UKRI-2795

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This VEAT notice is to notify of our intention to award a contract for the supply of a service contract for the servicing of various pieces of specialised laboratory equipment. UKRI believes that no other suppliers are able to service this Tecniplast equipment and therefore competition is absent for technical reasons under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £153,492.91

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance

Cambridgeshire CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This VEAT notice is to notify of our intention to award a contract for the supply of a service contract for the servicing of various pieces of spacilaised Techniplast laboratory equipment. The LMB believes that no other suppliers are able to service Tecniplast equipment. UKRI intends to award a contract to Techniplast UK Ltd as the only provider capable of meeting our requirements and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

UKRI intends to award a contract to Techniplast UK Ltd as the only provider capable of meeting our requirements and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This VEAT notice is to notify of our intention to award a contract for the supply of a contract for the servicing of various pieces of specialised laboratory equipment. UKRI believes that no other suppliers are able to service and maintain this Tecniplast equipment. UKRI intends to award a contract to Techniplast UK Ltd as the only provider capable of meeting our requirements and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Tecniplast UK Ltd

BCM Box 3058

London

WC1N 3XX

Email

info@tecniplastuk.com

Telephone

+44 3450504556

Fax

+44 3450504557

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
National registration number

03243587

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £153,492.91

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £153,492.91


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

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GO Reference: GO-2023126-PRO-21984104

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

mrcprocurement@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1235446553

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.ukri.org