Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
C/O 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dfpni.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NIEA — Supply, Delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple — Stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS).
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has a requirement for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple-stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS). The system must be able to perform analysis of Water Framework Directive (WFD) Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to sub ng/l, or in the case of Biota sub µg/kg, limits of quantitation (LOQ).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
360 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has a requirement for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a Gas Chromatographic Triple-stage Mass Spectrometer (GCMS). The system must be able to perform analysis of Water Framework Directive (WFD) Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to sub ng/l, or in the case of Biota sub µg/kg, limits of quantitation (LOQ).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: System performance
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
360 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1 year initial period with 9 options to extend for periods of up to 1 year each for maintenance and consumables.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/10/2016
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
01/01/2017
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/10/2016
Local time: 15:30
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Only CPD procurement staff with access to the project on e-tenders NI.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The nature of this contract did not lend itself to being broken into lots.. . Following award of Contract NIEA will raise a Purchase Order (PO) to the successful contractor for the purchase of the GCMS. Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of the delivery, installation and commissioning of the GCMS as detailed in the specification upon the receipt of a valid invoice. Payment for maintenance will be paid by NIEA on an annual basis following the warranty period by issuing a purchase order for the contracted price of the annual service agreement and upon the receipt of a valid invoice.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2016