Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk
E-mail: dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of up to four (4) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICPOES)
Reference number: C27687
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Environment Agency requires up to four (4) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical<br/>Emission Spectrometers (ICPOES) for delivery over a three (3) year period.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
328 064.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
51430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Environment Agencies, Monitoring Laboratories (ML) operate as a business unit of the Environment Agency (EA) and are based at two (2) locations; Starcross and Leeds. The ML has responsibility for the provision of analytical analysis in accordance with the EA’s statutory responsibility for monitoring the environment.<br/>The EA require the supply of up to (4) four Inductively Couple Plasma Optical Emission Spectrophotometer (ICPOES) (the Equipment) across their two (2) laboratories.<br/>The Equipment is required for the analysis of a range of metals in water, sediment, soil, biota and waste materials and are the industry standard for these measurements used across regulatory, water industry and commercial laboratories
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
328 064.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
31/08/2025
End:
30/08/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
May be extended for one (1) further year to 30/08/2029.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
It is expected that all Tenderers shall make available the Equipment and personnel for two (2) Working Days between the 17th March and the 25th April 2025 for the EA to undertake the trial tasks of their proposed Equipment.<br/><br/>The Equipment for evaluation must be available in the UK.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
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
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/01/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2025