Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: 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
DAERA AFBI — Purchase of Analyser Equipment to Deliver a Programme of Research on Ammonia
Reference number: 2668403
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
AFBI — Purchase of analyser equipment to deliver a programme of research on ammonia.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
376 643.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Quantum Cascade Tunable Infrared Laser Differential Absorption Spectrometer QC TILDAS
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI — Purchase of analyser equipment to deliver a programme of research on ammonia.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The client may, no later than 6 months prior to the initial contract period expiry date, give notice in writing to the contractor to invite the contractor to agree to extend the contract for any period up to and including 12 months commencing from the initial contract period expiry date the ‘First Extension Period’. Thereafter, the parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for 3 further periods of up to and including 12 months beyond the end of the First Extension Period provided that the client gives notice in writing, no later than 6 months before the expiry of any current contract extension period, to invite the contractor to agree to accept the proposed extension.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Fourier Transform Infra-Red FTIR Multi-gas Analyser
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI — Purchase of analyser equipment to deliver a programme of research on ammonia.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The client may, no later than 6 months prior to the initial contract period expiry date, give notice in writing to the contractor to invite the contractor to agree to extend the contract for any period up to and including 12 months commencing from the initial contract period expiry date the ‘First Extension Period’. Thereafter, the parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for 3 further periods of up to and including 12 months beyond the end of the First Extension Period provided that the client gives notice in writing, no later than 6 months before the expiry of any current contract extension period, to invite the contractor to agree to accept the proposed extension.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Agro Meteorological weather station
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI — Purchase of analyser equipment to deliver a programme of research on ammonia.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4: Methane CH4 analyser
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AFBI — Purchase of analyser equipment to deliver a programme of research on ammonia.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The client may, no later than 6 months prior to the initial contract period expiry date, give notice in writing to the contractor to invite the contractor to agree to extend the contract for any period up to and including 12 months commencing from the initial contract period expiry date the ‘First Extension Period’. Thereafter, the parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for 3 further periods of up to and including 12 months beyond the end of the First Extension Period provided that the client gives notice in writing, no later than 6 months before the expiry of any current contract extension period, to invite the contractor to agree to accept the proposed extension.
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
Open 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:
2019/S 248-612286
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1: Quantum Cascade Tunable Infrared Laser Differential Absorption Spectrometer (QC TILDAS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/02/2020
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: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
Aerodyne Research
45 Manning RD
Billerica
018213976
UK
NUTS: UKN0
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
: 145 120.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2: Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) Multi-gas Analyser
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/02/2020
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
P.J. Brennan Company Ltd
61 Birch Avenue
Dublin 18
IE
NUTS: IE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
: 146 210.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3
Title: Lot 3: Agro Meteorological Weather Station
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Contract No: 4
Title: Lot 4: Methane (CH4) Analyser
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 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
LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
St John's Innovation Centre Cowley Road
Cambridge
CB4 0WS
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 85 313.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The pricing schedule applied and the setting of cost/profit margins is a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting a bid. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediationprocedures in public procurement competitions. Instead;any challenges are dealt with by the High Court,Commercial Division,to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public ContractsRegs
UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The value for lot 3 is included within the award of lot 4. Both have been awarded to the same organisation.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2020