United Kingdom-Belfast: Microscopes

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 162-292199/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Postal address: C/O 303 Airport Road West
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
Email: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.dfpni.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: NIEA — Supply, Delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple — Stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS).
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38510000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has a requirement for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple-stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS). The system must be able to perform analysis of Water Framework Directive (WFD) Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to sub ng/l, or in the case of Biota sub µg/kg, limits of quantitation (LOQ).
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 360000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38510000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has a requirement for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple-stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS). The system must be able to perform analysis of Water Framework Directive (WFD) Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to sub ng/l, or in the case of Biota sub µg/kg, limits of quantitation (LOQ).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion -Name: System performance/Weighting:60
Cost criterion -Name: Price/Weighting:40
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 360000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:1 year initial period with 9 options to extend for periods of up to 1 year each for maintenance and consumables.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2016-10-03 Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2017-01-01
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2016-10-03 Local time: 15:30
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:Only CPD procurement staff with access to the project on e-tenders NI.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
The nature of this contract did not lend itself to being broken into lots.. . Following award of Contract NIEA will raise a Purchase Order (PO) to the successful contractor for the purchase of the GCMS. Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of the delivery, installation and commissioning of the GCMS as detailed in the specification upon the receipt of a valid invoice. Payment for maintenance will be paid by NIEA on an annual basis following the warranty period by issuing a purchase order for the contracted price of the annual service agreement and upon the receipt of a valid invoice.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not currently have any such
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2016-08-22