Scope
Reference
6121155
Description
AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training of staff in the use of a Liquid Chromatography -Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) with
Linear Ion Trap functionality, and which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2026.
This tender competition is for one LC-MS with Linear Ion Trap functionality purchased with 4 years' additional warranty covering breakdown support and an annual preventive maintenance visit which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2026.
Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Contract 1. ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality
Supplier
Contract value
- £475,000 excluding VAT
- £570,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
5 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
5 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 17 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 February 2026 to 31 March 2031
- Possible extension to 31 March 2036
- 10 years, 1 month, 10 days
Description of possible extension:
The Buyer may extend the Service and Support Package for 5 optional periods of up to 12 Months (per instrument) each by giving not less than six months' notice in writing to the
Supplier prior to the Expiry Date.
The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Should additional funding become available within a period of 12 months from the commissioning completion date, AFBI may purchase a further instrument with the same specification as detailed in the Specification Document - subject to budgetary approval and agreement between the Buyer and Supplier.
Where an additional instrument is purchased, the Buyer will use the pricing from the Pricing Schedule submitted for the initial purchase.
The additional instrument must be of an identical technical model and specification to the initial purchase and must be supplied and supported in full compliance with the Specification document, including the optional extension years for Warranty and Servicing
and Support.
The Delivery and Commissioning of any additional purchase must be completed within 3 months of the order being placed.
CPV classifications
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Information about tenders
- 2 tenders received
- 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
AB SCIEX UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 07007374
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZYD-7619-YBGZ
Unit 4 Blythe Valley Innovation Centre
Solihull
B90 8AJ
United Kingdom
Email: uk.internal@sciex.com
Website: http://www.sciex.com
Region: UKG32 - Solihull
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality
Contracting authority
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBLN-5294-NVHZ
18a Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery -Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast