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SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jul 2023 at 08:00

Award Notice
Tender

31 Mar 2023 at 12:18

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Kent County Council is procuring the 'SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment' in the Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products category. The procurement involves purchasing an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system with a total value of £100,000. The tender was published on 31st March 2023, with a tender deadline of 28th April 2023. Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd was awarded the contract worth £78,050.22 on 10th July 2023. The contract period is from 1st August 2023 to 1st August 2024.

This procurement presents an opportunity for suppliers in the healthcare and laboratory equipment industry to compete for providing the required system to Kent County Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The successful supplier will need to deliver a complete system meeting specific requirements and provide installation and training services. Businesses capable of meeting these technical specifications and service requirements are well-suited to engage in this tender opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment

Notice Description

KSS is looking to purchase an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) single quadrupole system. The system should be supplied complete, ready to use. It should include an auto-sampler capable of managing a minimum of 50 samples. The supplied system should include fully licenced software for its operation, including an identification library. The system should be covered by a manufacturer's warranty of minimum 12 months duration. The system must be capable of achieving or bettering the limits of detection and limits of quantification set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 (as amended) for metals. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02007R0333-20230101&from=EN) As part of the supply of the system the successful supplier will be expected to install it and train the staff at KSS in its use. Staff at KSS are experienced analytical scientists but only one of them has used this methodology before.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-96920ba7-ff25-4195-b41d-ac82f7a3aa32
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9db3a46d-b08f-4ec7-8de0-8012512332e3
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£78,050 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2023 - 1 Aug 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XX
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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