Planning

Supply of Two Hydraulic Postmortem Room Tables for APHA Carmarthen

APHA

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Planning

12 Aug 2024 at 14:55

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of two hydraulic post-mortem room tables for their Carmarthen facility, located in Wales, postal code SA31 3EZ. This procurement falls under the industry category of post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies (CPV: 33900000). The early engagement notice was published on 12th August 2024, with an engagement end date on 23rd August 2024. This process involves identifying potential suppliers who can meet the specified requirements before formal quotes are requested later in August or early September 2024. Interested businesses are encouraged to provide feedback on the specification, suggest improvements, propose cost reductions, and estimate delivery lead times.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in medical equipment, particularly those with experience in veterinary and mortuary installations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Companies adept at customisation and innovation in product design could benefit from proposing enhancements to the current specifications. The procurement method seeks suppliers capable of providing reliability and cost-effective solutions, thus ensuring continued operational efficiency at the APHA facility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Two Hydraulic Postmortem Room Tables for APHA Carmarthen

Notice Description

The Animal and Plant Health Agency ("APHA") is looking to purchase two hydraulic post-mortem room tables for our facility in Carmarthen (SA31 3EZ). A draft specification is attached to this notice. This purchase is to replace two existing tables which have reached the end of their life. We are publishing this notice to identify potential suppliers who can to meet the requirement ahead of formally requesting quotes in late August / early September. Specifically, we are interested in understanding: 1. Can the requirements in the specification be delivered? 2. Would you propose any changes to the specification either to improve what we have specified or to reduce cost? 3. We are interested to understand if a "fail safe" can be designed into the tables (see section 5.2 of the draft specification). 4. What is the lead time for delivery of the tables once an order has been placed? 5. What is the indicative cost for purchasing two tables? If you are interested in this requirement, please answer the above questions along with any other comments and email Tom Redfearn on tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dc534d8-9375-4ce1-bc0e-777e0faca636
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33900000 - Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies

33933100 - Autopsy tables

33935000 - Post-mortem animal dissection tables or accessories

77500000 - Animal husbandry services

85200000 - Veterinary services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APHA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS11 9AT
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Beeston & Holbeck
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Further Information

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