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title: "Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment"
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# Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b78888ea-7acc-44e6-b0f3-766bae133e7d

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## Summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a single Contractor to provide servicing and maintenance of laboratory equipment. The contract will last initially for four years and may be extended up to a maximum of eight years. The procurement is open with a tender period ending on 22nd March 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing, and checking apparatus. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this contract particularly suited to their capabilities. The buying organisation, the Environment Agency, is located in London, UK, and the contract value is over £22 million GBP.

## Notice

The Environment Agency is seeking to appoint one (1) single Contractor to provide a proactive and reactive repair and maintenance service of laboratory equipment. The Contract for the Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment will centre primarily on a list of laboratory equipment each with a service level chosen from a small group of specified, defined options. The asset list and chosen service level will be reviewed and amended regularly in line with equipment replacement and user requirement. It is expected that the Contractor will act as a managed service provider, in that they will manage the relationships and sub-contracting arrangements with their second-tier providers. The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of four (4) years and may be extended for additional periods up to a maximum period of four (4) years subject to performance, price competitiveness and ongoing need, bringing the total contract period to eight (8) years. The following UK public sector bodies are authorised and enabled to use the contract; * Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) * Centre for Environment and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) * Any other Agencies and non-departmental public bodies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bbdaa38-35c2-4914-a7b3-45bfbd857fc1 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £22,114,143 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
- 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 25 Jan 2024 at 09:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bbdaa38-35c2-4914-a7b3-45bfbd857fc1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bbdaa38-35c2-4914-a7b3-45bfbd857fc1
  25th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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