{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-078bb3-2026-10-20T12:13:10+01:00", "date": "2026-10-20T12:13:10+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-078bb3", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ", "name": "Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PBLN-5294-NVHZ" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Stoney Road", "locality": "Belfast", "postalCode": "BT4 3SD", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKN06" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" }, { "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS", "id": "GB-NIR", "description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV", "name": "CPD - Supplies and Services Division", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PVWG-8426-YWXV" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Clare House, 303 Airport Road West", "locality": "Belfast", "postalCode": "BT3 9ED", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKN06" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity", "processContactPoint" ], "roleDetails": "Construction and Procurement Delivery, Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland." } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ", "name": "Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute" }, "tender": { "id": "ID 6647323", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits", "description": "The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) requires a Supplier to supply and deliver Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) rapid test kits that are of a test format currently approved by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) 999/2001 for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The Supplier must supply, deliver and maintain any equipment required to conduct the TSE rapid test for the period of the Contract, as well as providing technical support for the test method and equipment.", "status": "active", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "33696500", "description": "Laboratory reagents" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "33124000", "description": "Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "33124110", "description": "Diagnostic systems" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "33694000", "description": "Diagnostic agents" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKN", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 720000, "amount": 600000, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure", "mainProcurementCategory": "goods", "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-11-23T15:00:00+00:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-11-16T15:00:00+00:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-12-07T23:59:59+00:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 720000, "amount": 600000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "weightingDescription": "Qualitative Criteria: 200% weighting. Quantitative Criteria: 80% weighting. Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document for further information on all criteria. The Contracting Authority may during the process refine an award criterion in line with section 24 of the PA 2023. Where this is the case revised tender documentation will be provided to all suppliers clearly indicating any refinements made.", "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "AC1 - Compliance with the Specification - Minimum Functional Requirements", "description": "Pass/Fail Criterion" }, { "type": "quality", "name": "AC2 - Technical Brochure / Supporting Technical Documentation", "description": "Pass/Fail Criterion" }, { "type": "quality", "name": "AC3 - Implementation, Equipment Installation and Training", "description": "Weighting 10%" }, { "type": "quality", "name": "AC4 - Technical Support, Equipment Maintenance and Business Continuity", "description": "Weighting 5%" }, { "type": "quality", "name": "AC5 - Contract and Account Management", "description": "Weighting 5%" }, { "type": "price", "name": "AC6 - Total Contract price", "description": "Weighting 80%" } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "technical", "description": "As per tender documentation." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-01-04T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2032-01-03T23:59:59+00:00", "maxExtentDate": "2034-01-03T23:59:59+00:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "2 optional extensions of up to 12 months each." } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "098937-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098937-2026", "datePublished": "2026-10-20T12:13:10+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2033-07-04T23:59:59+01:00" } ] }, "contractTerms": { "financialTerms": "For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority." }, "riskDetails": "N/A" }, "language": "en" }