United Kingdom-DURHAM: Accurate Mass Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (Orbitrap)

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-034841/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Durham University
National registration number: RC000650
Postal address: South Road
Town: DURHAM
Postal code: DH13LE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Adam Harwood
Telephone: +44 1913496052
Email: procurement.office@durham.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.durham.ac.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Accurate Mass Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (Orbitrap)

Reference number: ITT22-041
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38432210
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The University has a requirement to purchase an Orbitrap Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) with liquid, headspace and SPME arrow sample introduction systems. The instrument will be situated in the geography laboratories and will support researchers in multiple departments.
The University has published this VEAT notice and intends to award a contract to Themo Fisher Scientific, following the expiry of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:391665.91
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38433100

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has a requirement to purchase a high-resolution accurate mass Orbitrap Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) with liquid, headspace and SPME arrow sample introduction systems. The Orbitrap GCMS must have the capability for highly accurate and reproducible identification, quantification, and tracing of individual organic compounds with known sources or pathways, from a wide variety of environments and sample types. The instrument must be supplied with computer hardware and software capable of operating the instrument and data processing/analysis.
The University has published this VEAT notice and intends to award a contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific, following the expiry of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

II.2.5) Award criteria
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: ITT22-041
Title: Accurate Mass Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (Orbitrap)

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2022-12-08
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Thermo Fisher Scientific
National registration number: 00441506
Postal address: Stafford House, Boundary Way,
Town: Hemel Hempstead
Postal code: HP2 7GE
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Durham University
Town: Durham
Postal code: DH1 3LE
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-12-08

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The system must have the following key features:
• A 60,000 resolution (Full Width Half Max m/z 200) system, capable of switching dynamically between full scan and Selected Ion Mode (SIM) mode.
• Mass range of m/z 30 – 2000.
• High sensitivity due to the low concentration of target molecules in environmental samples.
Electron Ionisation: 100 fg octafluoronaphthalene on column, scanning m/z 50-300, S/N 10,000:1
Electron Ionisation Instrument Detection Limit: 6 fg octafluoronaphthalene derived at the 99% confidence level
Positive Chemical Ionisation: 10 pg benzophenone on column, scanning m/z 80-230, S/N 150:1
• Vent free analytical column and ion source/lens exchange.
• Variable electron energy acquisition for increased molecular ion production.
• High mass accuracy below 2 ppm.
• A bench top system with a height of no more than 1000 mm.
• An interchangeable integrated sample introduction system (liquid, headspace and SPME arrow).
• Fast MS/MS scan speeds (e.g. 7.5 Hz at 60,000), to allow for high throughput sample analyses.
• Software capable of performing targeted and non-targeted analysis of complex environmental samples.
• MS/MS and chemical ionisation for confirmation of molecular ion.
• Compatibility with existing software systems (Chromeleon).
• Compatibility with existing Thermo Scientific GC / GCMS systems to allow interchange of injector modules and parts (e.g. Programable Temperature Vaporisation, split/splitless, ion volumes)