Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Contact person: Amy Hogan
E-mail: amy.hogan@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pre-Tender Market Engagement for Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Natural Resources Wales is undertaking pre-tender market engagement to improve our understanding of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solutions with a view of undertaking a procurement exercise in 2019.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71900000
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A supplier day is being organised to explore the benefits of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) along with extended functionality to cover related areas.
The scope of services run by Natural Resources Wales Analytical Services (NRWAS) is organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, metals chemistry and microbiology. These disciplines support the NRW monitoring programme.
We are seeking a system to provide for:
- Core LIMS
- Commercial LIMS
- Planning, Scheduling and Capacity Planning
- Sample Collection, Sample Site Information Database
- Sample Registration and Storage
- Incident Management
- Materials Management
- Mobile LIMS
- Integration with other systems
II.2.14) Additional information
Suppliers who are interested in presenting at this event must download and complete the information document and template attached to this notice and return it to amy.hogan@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk no later than noon on Friday 30th November 2018.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/01/2019
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=86978.
(WA Ref:86978)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/11/2018