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Complete Service Contract for Liquid Handling Robots

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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22 Dec 2022 at 08:46

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a service contract for the maintenance and repair of liquid handling robots. The contract, with an award value of £224,913 and signed on 21st December 2022, was awarded to Tecan UK Ltd. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting process was initiated as a tender and has now reached the award stage. The contract is for a five-year term, located at the Edinburgh BioQuarter campus, serving the industry category of repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses skilled in providing comprehensive service support packages, responsive service calls, and maintaining spare parts availability for precision equipment. The unique nature of the liquid handling robots, sourced exclusively from Tecan since 2015, necessitates expertise in servicing these complex systems. Businesses adept at delivering high-quality maintenance services with swift response times and specialised spare parts sourcing capabilities would be well-suited to compete for similar contracting opportunities in the medical equipment maintenance sector.

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Notice Title

Complete Service Contract for Liquid Handling Robots

Notice Description

Five-years term maintenance contract for Freedom Evo liquid handling robots.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Five years contract for maintenance and repair of two Freedom Evo liquid handling robots.

Procurement Information

The two Tecan Freedom Evo liquid handling robots are complex pieces of equipment that need in-depth knowledge of the system and uninterrupted access to parts should these be necessary. The robots were originally bought from Tecan back in 2015 and Tecan has been providing the maintenance services ever since. There would be disproportionate technical difficulties in a third party maintaining our instruments, as they would have to source spares via Tecan, adding cost and delay to the support package 48-hour response time. Any OEM warranty with Tecan might also be invalidated, so Tecan is the only viable and practical supplier of these services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03938e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036295-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£224,913 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Tony Newjem, Category Head - Procurement (Labs & Medical)
Contact Email
tony.newjem@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1316509136

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TECAN

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