Awarded contract

ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022

  • Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
  • Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-005575

Published 24 February 2023, 3:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

18a Newforge Lane

BELFAST

BT9 5PX

Contact

SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI

Newforge Lane

Belfast

BT9 5PX

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022

Reference number

4457248

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. This tender is for one instrument, however, should additional funding become available a second instrument may be purchased.

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: £367,770.25

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
  • 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
  • 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
  • 38432200 - Chromatographs
  • 38433000 - Spectrometers
  • 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. This tender is for one instrument, however, should additional funding become available a second instrument may be purchased.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: QA1a Solvent standard test – CV of repeated injections of A/P standard / Weighting: 12

Quality criterion - Name: QA1b Solvent standard test – IDL of A/P standard / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: QA2a Sample test – Quantitative Analysis A/P - Linearity over limited range R2 + Residuals / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: QA2b Sample test - Quantitative Analysis A/P – Positive samples average concentration + CV / Weighting: 12

Quality criterion - Name: QA2c Sample test - Quantitative Analysis A/P – Successful determination of unknown analyte concentration including blank samples / Weighting: 16

Quality criterion - Name: QA3a Sample test – Quantitative Analysis A/B - Linearity over limited range R2 + Residuals / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: QA3b Sample test - Quantitative Analysis A/B – positive samples average concentration + CV / Weighting: 12

Quality criterion - Name: QA3c Sample test - Quantitative Analysis A/B – successful determination of unknown analyte concentration including blank samples / Weighting: 16

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial contract period is for 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 x 1 year period.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-035177

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

ID 4457248 - DAERA AFBI - CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass Spectometer

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 February 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

WATERS LIMITED

Centennial Court 730-740 Centennial Park

BOREHAMWOOD

WD6 3SZ

Email

clare_odonnell@waters.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £367,770.25

Total value of the contract/lot: £367,770.25


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract.. 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 their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract. 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 satisf

UK

Country

United Kingdom