Scope
Reference
CN250435
Description
Kent Scientific Services require additional equipment, to supplement existing instruments.
The equipment required is as follows:
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer triple
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer triple quadrupole
2 x High Performance Liquid Chromatography instrument with diode array and fluorescence detector
Jet clean upgrade for existing LCMSQQQ (to be fitted to existing instrument)
Contract 1. KSS Instruments
Supplier
Contract value
- £476,300 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2025 to 31 August 2025
- 1 month
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
- Extreme and unavoidable urgency
The Council requires additional instruments which are the same as, and compatible with existing provisions. A change of Supplier would result in the Council receiving goods that are different from, and incompatible with the existing equipment, which would result in significant technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. This would result in significant delays to key services undertaken by Kent Scientific Services.
Please note that the Direct Award Justification of 'Extreme and Unavoidable Urgency' does NOT apply, but is selected due to a technical error using the UK5 Transparency Notice.
Supplier
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 08815891
5500 Lakeside Cheadle Royal Business Park
Cheadle
SK8 3GR
United Kingdom
Email: instruments.uk@agilent.com
Region: UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. KSS Instruments
Contracting authority
Kent County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDL-8938-YGYW
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
Email: alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk
Website: https://www.kent.gov.uk/
Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government