CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Supply & Installation of a headspace gas chromatography instrument

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The University of South Wales Sustainable Research Centre (SERC) require a headspace gas chromatography instrument for the analysis of volatile fatty acids in bioreactor samples. The headspace method for volatile fatty acid analysis was developed in the university and is still used on a wide range of projects. The instrument will support the data collection of several pilot scale rigs, including the our UKRI IDRIC, FLEXISApp, FLEXIS, RICE and SER Cymru funded VFA Factory, working in collaboration with industrial partners including TATA Steel and Welsh Water.

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=118794.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Instrument specification

• Headspace autosampler

• Sample carousel with minimum 40 sample spaces

• Gas chromatography instrument with flame ionization detection and free fatty acid phase (FFAP) column

• Platinum iridium needle

Hardware and software

• Appropriate software for analytical data analysis specified

• A computer system supplied as necessary to operate the instrument

• Analytical data should be accessible in it’s raw form but have a function to output the concentration values of the specified constituents in a form usable in common datalogging.

Delivery, installation and support

• Delivery to site within 6 weeks

• Full installation and testing on site

• Operator instructions

• Operator training

• 1 year standard warranty with on-site repair and technical support

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Proven track record of providing instruments of a similar nature in HE.

Capable of delivering the requirements as per the specification detailed in the document.

Be able to meet all the technical requirements as stipulated in the equipment specification.

Be capable of delivering the requirements in line with the indicated lead times'

Demonstrated track record of providing technical support.

Comply with Net Positives requirement

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

1733

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox.

Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the Postbox will electronically close at the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted.

All queries in relation to the tender should be conducted via the Q&A function attached to this notice.

Your tender submission will be evaluated as per the Tender Evaluation document attached to this notice

(WA Ref:118794)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice