CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

RFQ - Dietary Fibre Analyser

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

A Dietary fibre analyser capable of carrying out the rapid determination of TDF, IDF, SDF and K-RINTDF with particular emphasis on its ability to significantly reduce or automate the technician input normally

required to manually run the AOAC methods for dietary fibre.

The analyser must be able to run the following methods and meet the minimum temperature digestion requirements: AOAC 985.29, 991.43, and 2017.16.

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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

1

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see attached evaluation criteria

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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

Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus’ (AIEC) vision is to drive sustained benefit to the economy and society, from the local to the global, by harnessing Aberystwyth’s unique natural resources of people and place, and its interdisciplinary capabilities, recognising that

innovation in agriculture, the environment and natural resources will play a critical role in fostering a knowledge based bio-economy.

(WA Ref:125588)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice