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ID 5701478 - DAERA - NIEA - Procurement of three Triple Quadrupole GCMS systems

Northern Ireland Environment Agency · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:27.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£447.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2025
Award ID
007068-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
CHEADLE, UK, SK8 3GR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • CPV38400000 — Instruments for checking physical characteristics
  • CPV38430000 — Detection and analysis apparatus
  • CPV38432000 — Analysis apparatus
  • CPV38432200 — Chromatographs
  • CPV38433000 — Spectrometers
  • CPV38433100 — Mass spectrometer

Lots

  • 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.£300k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 5701478
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
21 Jan 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
21 Jan 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
21 Jan 2025, 15:00

Classification

Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
21 Apr 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
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.

Value

Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP

Options

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

Renewal

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

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis Accuracy
Type
quality
Description
23.8
Criterion 2
Name
AC2a Sample Test - Quantitative Analysis – Average Concentration
Type
quality
Description
23.1
Criterion 3
Name
AC2b Sample Test – Quantitative Analysis – Standard Deviation
Type
quality
Description
23.1
Criterion 4
Name
AC3 Total Contract Price
Type
cost
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Instruments for checking physical characteristics
Entry 2
Id
38430000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Detection and analysis apparatus
Entry 3
Id
38432000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Analysis apparatus
Entry 4
Id
38432200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Chromatographs
Entry 5
Id
38433000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Spectrometers
Entry 6
Id
38433100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mass spectrometer

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-132777
Name
Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Lisburn
Postal Code
BT28 3AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
17 Antrim Road Tonagh

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Contact

Name
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-20217
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-105841
Name
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
CHEADLE
Postal Code
SK8 3GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5500 Lakeside

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
007068-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-105841
Name
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007068-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
007068-2025-1-1
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
447,855
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lisburn · UK · BT28 3AL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04c810-2025-02-24T12:20:23Zcompiled ·