Contract

Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment

  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-022206

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043465

Published 18 July 2024, 10:37am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Contact

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk

Email

dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Buyer's address

https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment

Reference number

C25269

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Environment Agency has appointed one (1) single Contractor to provide a proactive and reactive repair and maintenance service of laboratory equipment.

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: £23,038,896.22

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
  • 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
  • 50324200 - Preventive maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

UK

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Environment Agency has appointed one (1) single Contractor to provide a proactive and reactive repair and maintenance service of laboratory equipment. The Contract for the Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment will centre primarily on a list of laboratory equipment each with a service level chosen from a small group of specified, defined options. The asset list and chosen service level will be reviewed and amended regularly in line with equipment replacement and user requirement.

It is expected that the Contractor will act as a managed service provider, in that they will manage the relationships and sub-contracting arrangements with their second-tier providers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 50

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: 2024/S 000-002529


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

16 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

5500 Lakeside Cheadle Royal Business Park Cheadle Cheshre

Cheadle

SK8 3GR

Telephone

+44 3457125292

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

08815891

Internet address

www.agilent.com

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £23,038,896.22

Total value of the contract/lot: £23,038,896.22


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Public Procurement Review Body

N/A

N/A

N/A

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit