Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane,
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
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.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
AFBI – THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SOLID MEDIA FOR CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS
Reference number
4916909
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The contract is for the supply and delivery of Lowenstein Jensen and Stonebrinks media slopes for the isolation of Mycobacterium bovis. It is estimated that AFBI will require the supply of a minimum of 10,000 Lowenstein Jensen and 10,000 Stonebrinks media slopes in the first year and subsequently in each year thereafter.
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: £226,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33696400 - Isotopic reagents
- 33793000 - Laboratory glassware
- 33698100 - Microbiological cultures
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for the supply and delivery of Lowenstein Jensen and Stonebrinks media slopes for the isolation of Mycobacterium bovis. It is estimated that AFBI will require the supply of a minimum of 10,000 Lowenstein Jensen and 10,000 Stonebrinks media slopes in the first year and subsequently in each year thereafter.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management/Contingency Arrangements / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Total Contract Price / Weighting: 90
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be for one year with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of up to 12 months 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
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: 2023/S 000-024590
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
AFBI – THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SOLID MEDIA FOR CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SYNTEC SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Unit 2 The Business Centre
Dublin
11
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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: £226,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £226,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
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 dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was. communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into