United Kingdom-Nottingham: Chemical products – Framework Lead

The current contract for Chemical products – Framework Lead is projected to end on 26-OCT-19 and may be available for retender. Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Framework Agreement.
The University of Nottingham wishes to enter into a Framework Agreement with several suppliers over a number of Lots as listed below.
– For the procurement to be considered successful it must:
– Comply with all the relevant legal standards;
– Answer the questions fully and not refer to website links etc.;
– Provide a comprehensive understanding of requirements;
– Pass all Critical questions (PASS/FAIL);
– Be Financially stable;
– Be able to support e- market place systems, initially Sciquest and Science Warehouse but must be adaptable for future or alternative e- market place systems;
– Accept Purchase Orders and Purchase Cards;
– Have a Sustainable Supply Chain;
– Have fixed pricing/fixed percentage discounts for 1 year for both Core and Non-core Items from the Commencement Date of the Agreement;
– Have Free Delivery for all items – core and non-core – all additional costs must be included in the price per item;
– Offer next day delivery for the majority of items;
– Provision of requested Management Information.
The Framework Agreement will consist of 22 Lots (some sub Lots) covering the supply of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals as per the below. The annual spend per Lot detailed below is a minimum expected spend.
– Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals * 86 485 GBP
– Lot 2 – General Chemicals * 79 371 GBP
– Lot 3 – Biosciences Chemicals General * 506 654 GBP
– Lot 3A – Molecular Biology Chemicals * 334 658 GBP
– Lot 3B – Tissue Culture Chemicals * 340 767 GBP
– Lot 4 – Radiochemicals * 31 500 GBP
– Lot 5 – Solvent Chemicals 240 537 GBP
– Lot 6 – Consumables General 346 862 GBP
– Lot 7 – Biosciences General 190 965 GBP
– Lot 8 – PPE & Safety 173 226 GBP
– Lot 9 – Laboratory Cleaning Products 101 453 GBP
– Lot 10 – Pipettes & Tips 529 764 GBP
– Lot 10A – Pipette Servicing & Spares 19 200 GBP
– Lot 11 – Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators 30 858 GBP
– Lot 12 – Glassware 167 625 GBP
– Lot 13 – Plastics General 70 041 GBP
– Lot 14 – Biosciences Plastics General * 226 914 GBP
– Lot 14A – Molecular Biology Plastics * 310 346 GBP
– Lot 14B – Tissue Culture Plastics * 98 278 GBP
– Lot 15 – Oligos & Primers 86 435 GBP
– Lot 16 – DNA Sequencing 146 585 GBP
– Lot 17 – Stores N/A
There will be a maximum of 5 to 8 (*) suppliers dependent on the Lot, but only suppliers who meet the minimum criteria will be awarded the contract. A supplier can bid for 1 or more than 1 Lot. Each Lot will be assessed individually with common scores for some of the Evaluation Categories.
The estimated total spend for Laboratory consumables and chemicals is 20 000 000 GBP per annum.
Being part of a Framework Agreement offers no guarantees on the total value of the contract and Framework suppliers will not be guaranteed any percentage of the available spend.
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