Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queens University Belfast
BT7 1NN
Belfast
UK
E-mail: Shauna.Ryan@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
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/2428/23 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system
Reference number: QUB/2428/23
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38433100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Following the award of a 2023 UKRI-BBSRC mid-range equipment grant, the School of Biological Sciences is seeking to procure a mass spectrometry system coupled to multiple methods of pre-ionisation separation for small molecule analysis. This system will be focused on the development of novel workflows to improve the sustainability of mass spectrometry analysis. The system will include a triple quadrupole instrument, that is equipped with both an electrospray ionisation (ESI) and desorption electrospray ionisation (DESI) source, paired with supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography systems.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38433100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system coupled to multiple methods of pre-ionisation separation for small molecule analysis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50%
Price
/ Weighting:
50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
One off purchase of equipment with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or 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
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-024225
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: QUB/2428/23
Title: QUB/2428/23 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Consumables for a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/10/2023
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: 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
Waters Limited
Wilmslow, Cheshire
UK
NUTS: UKD6
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:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queens University
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/10/2023