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Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments

SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking support and maintenance services for their LCMS Exactive instruments, including a Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus and a Thermo Q Exactive Focus. This procurement, classified under the environmental protection industry, is an open procedure that has reached the contract award stage. The contract was signed on 1st September 2020, with a total value of £144,300. The successful supplier, MS Vision, will provide ongoing maintenance services crucial for ensuring compliance monitoring of pesticides and organic pollutants across water, soil, and air samples. SEPA’s facility is located in Central Scotland at Eurocentral, ML1 4WQ.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses that specialise in scientific instrument maintenance and repair, particularly those with expertise in LCMS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) technology. Companies capable of delivering high-quality, comprehensive maintenance contracts for complex analytical instruments would find this procurement suitable. The requirement for preventative servicing and prompt response to breakdowns highlights the need for suppliers to demonstrate proficiency in minimising instrument downtime, offering the potential to secure long-term contractual relationships while contributing to environmental protection efforts.

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Notice Title

Support & Maintenance for LCMS Exactive Instruments

Notice Description

Support and Maintenance of: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus

Lot Information

Lot 1

There are two LCMS Orbitrap instruments which require a maintenance contract: One Thermo Orbitrap Exactive Plus One Thermo Q Exactive Focus The instruments are located in our Central Scotland laboratory at Eurocentral, ML1 4WQ. The LCMS system is a complex analytical instrument which is used in the quantification and positive identification of large suites of pesticides and other organic pollutants in samples from all media, i.e. water, soil and air. These instruments are essential in carrying out monitoring of samples for consent compliance and our legislative commitments. There is a requirement for a comprehensive preventative maintenance and repair contract to cover this instruments. This ensures regular annual instrument servicing is carried out and that instrument breakdowns are dealt with effectively and efficiently by qualified instrument engineers so as to minimise instrument down-time.

Renewal: Extensions of 2 x 12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000627374
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP428248
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£144,300 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20205 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY
Contact Name
Fiona Kemp
Contact Email
fiona.kemp@sepa.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1786457700

Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK9 4TZ
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MS VISION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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