--- title: "Supply of Two Hydraulic Postmortem Room Tables for APHA Carmarthen" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "APHA" published: "2024-08-12" --- # Supply of Two Hydraulic Postmortem Room Tables for APHA Carmarthen Buyer: APHA Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f918c559-0d45-4e81-a5aa-7b86e7c36675.json) ## Summary The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of two hydraulic post-mortem room tables for their Carmarthen facility, located in Wales, postal code SA31 3EZ. This procurement falls under the industry category of post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies (CPV: 33900000). The early engagement notice was published on 12th August 2024, with an engagement end date on 23rd August 2024. This process involves identifying potential suppliers who can meet the specified requirements before formal quotes are requested later in August or early September 2024. Interested businesses are encouraged to provide feedback on the specification, suggest improvements, propose cost reductions, and estimate delivery lead times. This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in medical equipment, particularly those with experience in veterinary and mortuary installations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Companies adept at customisation and innovation in product design could benefit from proposing enhancements to the current specifications. The procurement method seeks suppliers capable of providing reliability and cost-effective solutions, thus ensuring continued operational efficiency at the APHA facility. ## Notice The Animal and Plant Health Agency ("APHA") is looking to purchase two hydraulic post-mortem room tables for our facility in Carmarthen (SA31 3EZ). A draft specification is attached to this notice. This purchase is to replace two existing tables which have reached the end of their life. We are publishing this notice to identify potential suppliers who can to meet the requirement ahead of formally requesting quotes in late August / early September. Specifically, we are interested in understanding: 1. Can the requirements in the specification be delivered? 2. Would you propose any changes to the specification either to improve what we have specified or to reduce cost? 3. We are interested to understand if a "fail safe" can be designed into the tables (see section 5.2 of the draft specification). 4. What is the lead time for delivery of the tables once an order has been placed? 5. What is the indicative cost for purchasing two tables? If you are interested in this requirement, please answer the above questions along with any other comments and email Tom Redfearn on tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dc534d8-9375-4ce1-bc0e-777e0faca636 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | APHA | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS11 9AT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Beeston & Holbeck | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33900000 - Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies - 33933100 - Autopsy tables - 33935000 - Post-mortem animal dissection tables or accessories - 77500000 - Animal husbandry services - 85200000 - Veterinary services ## Release History - 12 Aug 2024 at 14:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dc534d8-9375-4ce1-bc0e-777e0faca636 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dc534d8-9375-4ce1-bc0e-777e0faca636 12th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0e4bdd2b-8aa1-4de5-a005-07bbb82a4e30 APHA_Specification_PM_Room_tablesV0.3 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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