Tender

C1158 - Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016741

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03480a

Published 17 June 2022, 5:58pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Westland House

Belfast

BT14 6TE

Contact

sourcingniwater.com

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

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 is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

C1158 - Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables

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

NI Water wish to appoint a maximum of four (4) Contractor/s for the supply and delivery of Laboratory Consumables, as detailed in the tender documentation. Economic Operators should review the documentation carefully, as this is a re-tender of C1138 which NI Water have not awarded, this re-tender has a different evaluation/award model.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38300000 - Measuring instruments
  • 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
  • 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
  • 38437100 - Pipettes
  • 38437110 - Pipette tips
  • 33790000 - Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
  • 33793000 - Laboratory glassware
  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NI Water wish to appoint a maximum of four (4) Contractor/s for the supply and delivery of Laboratory Consumables, as detailed in the tender documentation. Economic Operators should review the documentation carefully, as this is a re-tender of C1138 which NI Water have not awarded, this re-tender has a different evaluation/award model.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

12

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This is a recurring requirement. This contract is for an initial period of 1 year with two optional extension options of 1 year each

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This contract is for an initial period of 1 year with two optional extension options of 1 year each

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

NI Water have chosen to release this tender for less than the required 35 days for an Above-Threshold tender, permissable under Reg 45(5) as below. A previous tender for this requirement was published, however a decision was taken not to award.. Security of supply of laboratory consumables is critical to NI Water to enable us to continue to deliver safe drinking water and wastewater services to the public. For this reason a reduced timeframe is necessary.. . 45(5) Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the utility renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

15 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 13 October 2022

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

15 July 2022

Local time

12:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom