Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Room G010,John Owens Building, Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M139PL
Telephone
+44 1612758857
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurement.manchester.ac.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Update of equipment within the Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (SBDC).
Reference number
2022/1878/SBDC/DK/MW
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The SBDC requires the update of mass spectrometry, chromatography, sample preparation automation and associated equipment and software in a manner compatible with the existing infrastructure.
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: £875,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
The University of Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (SBDC) was opened in 2016 as a result of funding by a philanthropic gift from the Stoller Charitable Trust, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and in partnership with SCIEX, to help to industrialise the process of identifying biomarkers. The Centre was stocked with a large suite of high-end SCIEX mass spectrometers, including TripleTOF® 6600 Systems and QTRAP® 6500+ Systems and associated equipment for clinical proteomics and metabolomics applications. The Centre works to a quality system and has a dedicated IT infrastructure for the management and assessment of the data produced. We are now looking to update the mass spectrometry, chromatography and sample preparation equipment to allow for the relocation of the Centre to a new location with a smaller footprint whilst maintaining the function and infrastructure as much as possible.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Explanation: The SBDC was created in partnership with SCIEX and substantial work has been done to configure custom workflows and software tools with the equipment in SBDC. We have very short timeframes for this work and all equipment must be on-site and functioning by the end of July 2022. Hardware and software must therefore be compatible with existing SCIEX technologies.
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 000-009364
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2022/1878/SBDC/DK/MW
Title
Update of equipment within the Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (SBDC).
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AB Sciex Ltd
Alderley Park, Suite 21F18 21 Mereside Alderley Park Macclesfield SK10 4TG
Macclesfield
SK10 4TG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £875,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice of England
Strand London WC2A 2LL
London
Wc2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom