Supply of Liquid Nitrogen

A Contract Award Notice
by UK BIOBANK LTD

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
not specified
Value
£143K-£660K
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
24 Sep 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Greater Manchester: Stockport

Geochart for 2 buyers and 2 suppliers

2 buyers

1 supplier

Description

UK Biobank (UKBB) and UK Biocentre (UKBC) require the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN). UKBB is tendering on behalf of itself and UKBC. UK Biobank (UKBB) is a major national health resource, and a registered charity in its own right, with the aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. UK Biocentre (UKBC) was incorporated as a limited company on 4 May 2011 as a separate legal entity to its owner, UK Biobank, in order to utilise the skills and knowledge gained by UK Biobank in sample storage, processing, analysis and management. The primary service offered by UKBC to its customers is the collection, storage and assay of biological samples gathered from human volunteers. This Contract Notice relates to the award of two contracts: Lot 1 – Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBB’s site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021; Lot 2 – Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBC’s sites located in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. Tenders can be submitted for one or both of the Lots. This specification (provided as part of the procurement documents) sets out the requirements for the supply of LN.

Lot Division

1 Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biobank

UK Biobank (UKBB) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBB have 2 x 50,000 litre tanks. UKBB will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. The supplier is also required to service the UKBB tanks. Indicative LN volumes required by UKBB are 290 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 5,000 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume). It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce. However, UKBB does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.
2 Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biocentre

UK Biocentre (UKBC) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its sites in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBC have 2 x 2,000 litre tanks in Milton Keynes and 2 x 20,000 litre tanks in Oxford. UKBC will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. Servicing of the UKBC tanks is not included within the scope of Lot 2. Indicative volumes of LN required by UKBC are as follows: Milton Keynes site: 10 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 110 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) Oxford site: 70 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 820 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce but they are expected to increase gradually by 10-15% over the next 2 years. However, UKBC does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.

Award Detail

1 Air Products (Hersham)
  • Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biobank
  • Reference: 023777-2021-1
  • Value: £659,545
2 Air Products (Hersham)
  • Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biocentre
  • Reference: 023777-2021-2
  • Value: £142,873

Award Criteria

Supply & Delivery 10
Assurance of Supply 35
Environmental Policies 5
price 50

CPV Codes

  • 24111800 - Liquid nitrogen

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** UK Biobank reserves the right to discontinue or delay the procurement process and may decide not to award a contract for Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 as a result of this call for competition. UK Biobank shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any bidder in considering and/or responding to the procurement process. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments made under the contract will be in pounds sterling, unless otherwise advised. Any volume of Liquid Nitrogen referred to within this Contract Notice and/or the procurement documents is indicative only and there is no guarantee or warranty of any Liquid Nitrogen volumes by UKBB or UKBC. The estimated contract value per Lot for the initial period of 12 months may be in the range of 430,000 - 450,000 GBP for UK Biobank (Lot 1) and 125,000 – 150,000 GBP for UK Biocentre (Lot 2), but it is not possible to provide an overall maximum estimated value for each of the contracts. However, based on the initial 12 month period highlighted above and whilst recognising the value may vary, the overall maximum value if the contracts are extended for the full 4 year period could be in the range of 1.5 – 1.8 million GBP for UK Biobank and 0.4 – 0.5 million GBP for UK Biocentre. The figures stated in Section II.1.5 and Section II.2.6 (for each of Lot 1 and Lot 2) are the maximum figures in these ranges. UKBB will incorporate a standstill period at the point the decision in relation to the award of the contracts is notified to bidders. The standstill period, which will be a minimum of ten (10) calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful bidders to lodge an appeal in regards to the award decisions, before the contracts are entered into. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:223966)

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