DAERA AFBI Servicing,Reagents,Consumables for Illumina Miseq Benchtop Genome Sequencer

Concepts

• afbi
• belfast
• precision equipment
• daera afbi servicing
• miseq instrument
• year service contract
• illumina miseq benchtop genome sequencer
• laboratory reagents
• reagents
• consumables

Location

Northern Ireland: Primarily for AFBI users in their Virology and Bacteriology Branches

Description

This DAC covers purchasing of a new 5 year service contract for the Miseq instrument to replace that which came with the instrument when purchased after competition in 2015 which will be effective until the end of the asset's useful life. This DAC further includes the foreseeable needs of other AFBI users of AFBI's MiSeq instrument for the next 5 years according to estimates supplied to the Bacteriology and Virology Branches at AFBI Stormont in relation to reagent usage.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment
• 33696500 - Laboratory reagents

Legal Justification

Illumina are sole suppliers of equipment servicing and reagents that run on their machines. These machines are the state of the art for genome sequencing, and to ensure good quality data, AFBI need to be able to use the reagents designed for these platforms. Having purchased the Illumina Miseq hardware, AFBI wish to purchase Illumina servicing and reagents (MiSeq reagent kits v2 and v3), as they are sole suppliers of both.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The estimated contract value is a broad estimate only and includes additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimate is not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. The successful contractor's performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 Contract Management: https://www.finance-ni.Gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/PGN-010 12-Contract-Management-Principles-Procedures-25-Sept-2017.PDF). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public Purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction and Procurement Delivery for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated.The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.