Award

Liquid Handling Workstation

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 May 2023 at 12:19

Tender

27 Jan 2023 at 12:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for a Liquid Handling Workstation to Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd. The procurement process was completed on 25th May 2023. The workstation is required for processing PCN samples in Scotland, with a total contract value of £103,026.5 GBP. The procurement stage was cancelled initially but successfully awarded later.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in supplying industrial robots and agricultural machinery to compete for contracts in the goods category. The buyer, Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, initiated the tender process. Businesses should ensure compliance with selection criteria on insurance cover and technical experience. The contract involves handling biological samples and requires expertise in handling specialist machinery.

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Notice Title

Liquid Handling Workstation

Notice Description

SASA requires a liquid handing workstation to process the large numbers of samples associated with PCN testing in Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is the name given to two species of nematode (Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis) which are serious pests of potato crops world-wide. They feed on the roots of the plant and can cause significant loss of yield, including crop failure. The cysts can survive in the soil for many years (over 25 years under favourable conditions), multiplying rapidly when a new crop of host plants is planted. PCN have been subject to controls under European legislation since 1969. A revised EU PCN control Directive, came into force on July 1, 2010 and was implemented in Scotland by the Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010. Under the directive seed can only be planted on land certified free from PCN. SASA carries out statutory testing of soil samples for the presence of PCN in Scotland. Currently SASA processes around 18,000 samples over a 9 month period every year since 2010. To facilitate this much of the work is automated and a key component of this is a liquid handling workstation which is used to both aid extraction of DNA from soil samples and set up the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) used to detect the nematodes. The use of the workstation ensures the robustness and reproducibility of the test and ensures the high throughput of samples required to meet the deadlines for reporting. It also enables saving on staff costs as a single person can process up to 500 samples per day.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b68
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014922-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

16 - Agricultural machinery

42 - Industrial machinery


CPV Codes

03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

16000000 - Agricultural machinery

16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery

42997300 - Industrial robots

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£103,026 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Apr 20232 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
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Marc Jones
Contact Email
marc.jones@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420133

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HAMILTON SALES AND SERVICE

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