Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Contact person: Mrs Gillian Wasson
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: g.wasson@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
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
QUB/2249/22 Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance (including consumables) of a Liquid Handling Unit
Reference number: QUB/2249/22
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s), School of Biological Sciences seeks to procure the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Liquid Handling Unit for use in Covid-19 Wastewater testing.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance and purchase of associated consumables for a Liquid Handling Unit. In the event similar equipment is required within a period of 12 months from the award of this contract, Queen's reserves the right to procure an additional unit from the successful supplier.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
In the event similar equipment is required within a period of 12 months from the award of this contract, Queen's reserves the right to procure an additional unit from the successful supplier.There shall be an option for Queen's to extend warranty, maintenance and consumable purchases until the end of useful life of the equipment.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The equipment is urgently needed to faciliate Covid-19 Wastewater testing within the School of Biological Sciences. Equipment must be in-situ no later than 31 July 2022.
IV.1.8) Information about 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 000-007418
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: QUB/2249/22
Title: Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and purchase of associated consumables for a Liquid Handling Unit
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/04/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Labplan Limited
Naas
IE
NUTS: IE06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 520 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
E-mail: procurement@qub.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2022