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title: "ID 5701478 - DAERA - NIEA - Procurement of three Triple Quadrupole GCMS systems"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c810"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY"
published: "2025-02-24"
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# ID 5701478 - DAERA - NIEA - Procurement of three Triple Quadrupole GCMS systems

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c810

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## Summary

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has awarded a contract titled "ID 5701478 - DAERA - NIEA - Procurement of three Triple Quadrupole GCMS systems" in the industry category of Laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. The procurement process reached the award stage, with the contract being signed on 18th February 2025. This involves the supply, delivery, and installation of three Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometers (GCMS TQ) to the NIEA Lisburn site by 31st March 2025. The contract duration is 1 year, with the possibility of four additional 12-month extensions, covering warranty, servicing, maintenance, and technical support. This procurement was conducted using the open procedure method and included compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of precision analytical instruments and laboratory equipment. Companies specialising in gas chromatographic mass spectrometry, particularly those with strong technical support and maintenance capabilities, would be well-suited to this contract. Businesses that offer comprehensive training, high-performance instruments for environmental analysis at low detection limits, and are able to comply with stringent delivery deadlines would find this tender particularly beneficial for expanding their market presence.

## Notice

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency have a requirement for for the Supply, Delivery and Installation, of three Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometers, (GCMS TQ) including Warranty and Training of staff in their use, to perform analysis of WFD Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to extremely low Limit of Quantification (LOQ)s, with one year's initial warranty period and optional 4 years' additional warranty covering servicing, maintenance and a technical support package, which must be delivered to the NIEA Lisburn site on or before 31st March 2025. The contract will be for a duration of 1 year (to cover warranty from date of commissioning), with 4 further optional extension periods of up to 12 months each. Please refer to Specification document for additional detail.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency have a requirement for for the Supply, Delivery and Installation, of three Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometers, (GCMS TQ) including Warranty and Training of staff in their use, to perform analysis of WFD Annex 8/10 substances in environmental matrices down to extremely low Limit of Quantification (LOQ)s, with one year's initial warranty period and optional 4 years' additional warranty covering servicing, maintenance and a technical support package, which must be delivered to the NIEA Lisburn site on or before 31st March 2025. The contract will be for a duration of 1 year (to cover warranty from date of commissioning), with 4 further optional extension periods of up to 12 months each. Please refer to Specification document for additional detail.

Options: This Contract is for an initial period of 1 year with 4 optional extension periods of up to 1 year each.

Renewal: This may be renewed following expiry of this contract and any optional extension periods if required

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007068-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £447,855 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LISBURN |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT28 3AL |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Local authority | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Electoral ward | Wallace Park |
| Westminster constituency | Lagan Valley |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
- 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
- 38432200 - Chromatographs
- 38433000 - Spectrometers
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2025 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007068-2025
- 13 Dec 2024 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040316-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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