Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute AFBI
18a Newforge Lane
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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
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 4516354 - DAERA - AFBI - CSB purchase of a Gas Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) 2022
Reference number
4516354
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 requires a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty, and training of staff in the use of a Gas Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. Further details can be found in the document titled “ID 4516354 Specification”.
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: £174,537.97
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
- 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
- 38432100 - Gas-analysis apparatus
- 38432200 - Chromatographs
- 38432210 - Gas 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 requires a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty, and training of staff in the use of a Gas Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. Further details can be found in the document titled “ID 4516354 Specification”.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: QA1 Sample test – Quantitation and confirmation of unknown Pesticide concentrations in positive control fish extract. / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: QA2 Sample test – Linearity R2 + Residuals in matrix standard calibration curve fish extract for the unknown pesticides determined in QA1 / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: QA3 Sample test - IDL of Pesticides in matrix sample for the unknown pesticides determined in QA1 / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 30
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 to cover warranty and maintenance
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 000-035097
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 4516354 - DAERA - AFBI - CSB purchase of a Gas Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IRELAND LIMITED
70 SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY
DUBLIN
2
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £174,537.97
Total value of the contract/lot: £174,537.97
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 UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended
UK
Country
United Kingdom