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title: "SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment"
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# SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96920ba7-ff25-4195-b41d-ac82f7a3aa32

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## Summary

The Kent County Council is procuring the 'SC220359 - Kent Scientific Services Equipment' in the Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products category. The procurement involves purchasing an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system with a total value of £100,000. The tender was published on 31st March 2023, with a tender deadline of 28th April 2023. Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd was awarded the contract worth £78,050.22 on 10th July 2023. The contract period is from 1st August 2023 to 1st August 2024.

This procurement presents an opportunity for suppliers in the healthcare and laboratory equipment industry to compete for providing the required system to Kent County Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The successful supplier will need to deliver a complete system meeting specific requirements and provide installation and training services. Businesses capable of meeting these technical specifications and service requirements are well-suited to engage in this tender opportunity.

## Notice

KSS is looking to purchase an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) single quadrupole system. The system should be supplied complete, ready to use. It should include an auto-sampler capable of managing a minimum of 50 samples. The supplied system should include fully licenced software for its operation, including an identification library. The system should be covered by a manufacturer's warranty of minimum 12 months duration. The system must be capable of achieving or bettering the limits of detection and limits of quantification set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 (as amended) for metals. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02007R0333-20230101&from=EN) As part of the supply of the system the successful supplier will be expected to install it and train the staff at KSS in its use. Staff at KSS are experienced analytical scientists but only one of them has used this methodology before.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9db3a46d-b08f-4ec7-8de0-8012512332e3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 1 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £78,050 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2023 at 08:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9db3a46d-b08f-4ec7-8de0-8012512332e3
- 31 Mar 2023 at 12:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49282af4-9ff7-44fc-8c21-807550cb44bd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9db3a46d-b08f-4ec7-8de0-8012512332e3
  20th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49282af4-9ff7-44fc-8c21-807550cb44bd
  31st March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02007R0333-20230101&from=EN

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