Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-11-11
Buyer: NWUPC Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33113000: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment | 33114000 | 38000000 | 38433000 | 38510000
Estimated value: 193181123.78 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC for the supply and Installation of high value laboratory equipment. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into 23 lots for members:
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC for the supply and installation of high value laboratory equipment. Economic operators shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for high value laboratory equipment for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the economic
Operator. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by economic operators. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. Lot 1: Sequencers
Award criteria: a further 5 % is allocated for members to evaluate added value at mini competition stage. The added value criterion will be detailed at mini competition by the individual NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC member accessing the agreement and will vary dependent on individual institutional requirements. Added value will include innovation and provision of technical services.
Equipment. Economic operators shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be
Bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for high value
Laboratory equipment for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual
Relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the economic
Operator. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by economic operators. This
Framework agreement will commence on 1.8.2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31.7.2021 with the
Option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31.7.2022 and a further 12 months until 31.7.2023 subject to
Award Criteria: A further 5.00 % is allocated for members to evaluate added value at mini competition stage. The added value criterion will be detailed at mini competition by the individual NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC member accessing the agreement and will vary dependent on individual institutional requirements. Added value will include innovation and provision of technical services.
Equipment. Economic operators shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be
Bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for high value
Laboratory equipment for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual


Winner: Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
Award value: 193181123.78
Number of bids: 4