Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement, Finance Dept., Level 7 Faraday, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792205678
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.swansea.ac.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Lot 9a Mini-Comp Call-off Contract Award from SUPC Inter Regional Laboratory Agreement Consumables & Chemicals LAB4043 SU
Reference number: SU120(24)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33790000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Swansea University has completed a mini-tender of Lot 9a (Multi-purpose Lot to supply all core products in Lots 1 to 8) of this SUPC IRLA to appoint one single provider of both Laboratory Consumables and General Purpose Chemicals for all departments
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 692 777.79
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33790000
18100000
18424000
19520000
24000000
33793000
38000000
38437000
38437100
42514300
15994200
42910000
44111300
39225700
24311521
24311470
24310000
24324000
24311400
24300000
24311410
33698100
24321222
24321200
24323300
24321120
24322210
24322510
24322000
24321300
24322320
24322500
24323210
24326000
24322220
24322310
24327000
24311000
24313320
24311420
24212620
24313310
24311411
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
UKL17
Main site or place of performance:
Supply of Laboratory Chemicals and Consumables to Swansea University Singleton Park (Swansea) and Bay Campus (Neath Port Talbot) sites
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mini-tender of Lot 9a (Multi-purpose Lot to supply all core products in Lots 1 to 8) of the SUPC Inter Regional Laboratory Agreement (IRLA) Consumables & Chemicals LAB4043 SU, to appoint one single provider of both Laboratory Consumables and General Purpose Chemicals for Swansea University's internal stakeholders to purchase Core products.
Call-off contract is awarded on a 3 year basis with the option to extend for a 4th year
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Account Management & Service
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Responsible Procurement (Sustainability)
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Restricted procedure
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:
2024/S 000-026417
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SU120(24)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD
Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park
Lutterworth
LE174XN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 692 777.79
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lot 9a. Suppliers able to supply all core evaluated products in Lots 1(a) to 8 from the SUPC Inter Regional Laboratory Agreement (IRLA) Consumables & Chemicals LAB4043 SU was determined as the most suitable Lot from this newly awarded framework, to meet the University's needs, in relation to the scope below.
Lot 1a Plastic Consumables (Teaching/Non-Branded)
Lot 1b Consumables (Research/Branded)
Lot 2 Pipettes Sets
Lot 3 Gloves to a generic specification
Lot 4 Personal and Laboratory Protection Supplies
Lot 5 Filtration Consumables
Lot 6 Glass Consumables
Lot 7 General Purpose Chemicals to include the following.
Lot 7a Solvents Analytical Grade
Lot 7b Solvents other
Lot 7c Inorganic Chemicals
Lot 7d Organic Chemicals
Lot 8 Miscellaneous Consumables
Lot 9 Multi Purpose Lots
Lot 9a Suppliers that can supply all core evaluated products in Lots 1(a) to 8
Lot 9b Suppliers that can supply all core evaluated products in Lots 1(a) to 7
Lot 9c Suppliers that can supply all core evaluated products in Lots 1(a) to 6
Lot 9j Suppliers that can supply all core evaluated products in Lots 3 and 7
Lot 9k Suppliers that can supply all core evaluated products in Lots 4 and 7
This call-off is for an initial 3 years with the option to extend for a 4th year
(WA Ref:149786)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/04/2025