Contract

Awarded - Laboratory Information Mangement Service (LIMS)

  • National Physical Laboratory

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014762

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029e92

Published 28 June 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

National Physical Laboratory

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0LW

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.npl.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Scientific research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Awarded - Laboratory Information Mangement Service (LIMS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is comprised of over fifty laboratories, representing approximately fifteen major science areas, varying from Chemical and Biological Sciences to Medical, Nuclear, Thermal and Quantum technologies. Due to a previous lack of strategic investment, the laboratories have over the last twenty years or so operated autonomously, with little commonality between processes and systems implemented.

With the aim of leveraging digital technologies to facilitate efficiencies in laboratory operations and compliance, and knowledge-sharing to support our strategic goal of creating impact from science and engineering, NPL intends to implement a common Laboratory Information Management solution and processes across the organisation. Initially, the selected application will be implemented in a pilot project in our newly opened Mechanical Testing facility, within the Advanced Engineering Materials (AEM) group.

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: £717,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

NPL Management Ltd

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0LW

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is comprised of over fifty laboratories, representing approximately fifteen major science areas, varying from Chemical and Biological Sciences to Medical, Nuclear, Thermal and Quantum technologies. Due to a previous lack of strategic investment, the laboratories have over the last twenty years or so operated autonomously, with little commonality between processes and systems implemented.

With the aim of leveraging digital technologies to facilitate efficiencies in laboratory operations and compliance, and knowledge-sharing to support our strategic goal of creating impact from science and engineering, NPL intends to implement a common Laboratory Information Management solution and processes across the organisation. Initially, the selected application will be implemented in a pilot project in our newly opened Mechanical Testing facility, within the Advanced Engineering Materials (AEM) group.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80%

Cost criterion - Name: Commerical / Weighting: 20%

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


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: 2021/S 000-005921


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

iVention

Wipstrikkerallee, 95, Zwolle

Overijssel

8023 DW

Country

Netherlands

NUTS code
  • NL - Netherlands
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £717,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NPL Management Ltd

Hampton Road

Teddington

TW11 0LW

Country

United Kingdom