United Kingdom-BELFAST: ID 4457248 – DAERA AFBI – CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-005575/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Postal address: 18a Newforge Lane
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT9 5PX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
Official name: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI
Postal address: Newforge Lane
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT9 5PX
Country: United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.2) Joint Procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
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: ID 4457248 – DAERA AFBI – CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass-Spectrometers (LC-MS/MS) 2022

Reference number: 4457248
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. This tender is for one instrument, however, should additional funding become available a second instrument may be purchased.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:367770.25
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38400000
Main CPV code: 38430000
Main CPV code: 38432000
Main CPV code: 38432200
Main CPV code: 38433000
Main CPV code: 38433100

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI require a Contractor for the supply, delivery, installation, warranty and training of staff in the use of a compact, bench-top, Liquid Chromatograph – Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) which must be delivered on or before 31st March 2023. This tender is for one instrument, however, should additional funding become available a second instrument may be purchased.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: The initial contract period is for 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 x 1 year period.

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
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2022/S 000-035177
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ID 4457248 – DAERA AFBI – CSB purchase of Liquid-Chromarographic Mass Spectometer

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-02-24
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:0
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: WATERS LIMITED
Postal address: Centennial Court 730-740 Centennial Park
Town: BOREHAMWOOD
Postal code: WD6 3SZ
Country: United Kingdom
Email: clare_odonnell@waters.com
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 367770.25
Total value of the contract/lot:367770.25
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract.. 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 CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract. 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 satisf
Town: UK
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-02-24