Contract

UKRI-3179 Environmental Monitoring System calibration maintenance and support

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020056

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03e168

Published 13 July 2023, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell

Oxford

OX110QX

Contact

STFC Procurement

Email

STFCprocurement@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1235446553

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org

Buyer's address

https://www.ukri.org/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-3179 Environmental Monitoring System calibration maintenance and support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50433000 - Calibration services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Environmental Monitoring System must be checked and calibrated on an annual basis to ensure accurate and traceable data is being captured and Pharmagraph are the only supplier who can communicate with the proprietary firmware that is run on the particle counters.

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: £218,991

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Environmental Monitoring System must be checked and calibrated on an annual basis to ensure accurate and traceable data is being captured and Pharmagraph are the only supplier who can communicate with the proprietary firmware that is run on the particle counters.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The Environmental Monitoring System must be checked and calibrated on an annual basis to ensure accurate and traceable data is being captured and Pharmagraph are the only supplier who can communicate with the proprietary firmware that is run on the particle counters. In addition, the top-level software that performs the supervisory, management and data analysis functions can only be maintained by Pharmagraph. Therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

UKRI-3179

Title

Environmental Monitoring System calibration maintenance and support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 April 2023

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

Acquisition Systems Ltd

39 Ivanhoe Road, Hogwood Ind. Estate

Finchampstead

RG40 4QQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number

02429137

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: £218,991

Total value of the contract/lot: £218,991


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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GO Reference: GO-2023713-PRO-23399307

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research and Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom