Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DAERA - Environment, Marine and Fisheries
17 Antrim Road
Lisburn
BT28 3AL
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DAERA - NIEA - Supply, Delivery, Installation, Warranty and Training of Staff in the use of a Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer
Reference number
4333166
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
The Trace Organics Team require a Contractor for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Warranty and Training of staff in the use of a Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer, (UHPLC TQ MS), to perform targeted analysis of WFD Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to extremely low LOQs.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £160,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
- 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
- 38432200 - Chromatographs
- 38433000 - Spectrometers
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trace Organics Team require a Contractor for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Warranty and Training of staff in the use of a Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer, (UHPLC TQ MS), to perform targeted analysis of WFD Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to extremely low LOQs.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis Glyphosate - Average Concentration / Weighting: 9.1
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis Glyphosate – Standard Deviation / Weighting: 8.4
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis AMPA - Average Concentration / Weighting: 9.1
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis AMPA – Standard Deviation / Weighting: 8.4
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis Glyphosate - Average Concentration / Weighting: 9.1
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis Glyphosate - Standard Deviation / Weighting: 8.4
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis AMPA - Average Concentration / Weighting: 9.1
Quality criterion - Name: Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis AMPA – Standard Deviation / Weighting: 8.4
Cost criterion - Name: Total Contract Price / Weighting: 30
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £160,000
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
The contract is for 12 months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend for a further 4 periods of 12 months each to cover the servicing and maintenance package.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract is for 12 months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend for a further 4 periods of 12 months each to cover the servicing and maintenance package.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 October 2022
Local time
3:00pm
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: 16 January 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 October 2022
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Contractors not delivering on contract requirements. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the their place on the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are
UK
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award. of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.