Notice Information
Notice Title
Replacement MSC III
Notice Description
LUPC is looking to place a supplier framework agreement for the provision of an eTendering platform, compliant with Public Contracts Regulation 2015 and that will be compliant and compatible with the Procurement Act 2023. To be considered for this opportunity, Suppliers must be an official "esender", authorised by the Cabinet Office to publish public procurement notices to Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Systems must also have the capability to publish procurement notices to OJEU / TED. In addition, all Suppliers must deliver all 5 core procurement electronic functionalities in house, without the customer needing to transact with a 3rd party provider: 1) eTendering (including the publication of Electronic Notices) 2) Electronic tender evaluation 3) Electronic Contact management 4) Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) 5) Electronic Auctions (eAuctions) Please note this Prior Information Notice is issued to engage the market.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Replacement Microbiological Safety Cabinet Capital
Renewal: LUPC may elect to extend this agreement by up two extensions of up to 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046a00
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021736-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic, Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
48490000 - Procurement software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,045,450 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jun 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 30 Sep 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
- Postcode
- HP3 9SQ
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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