ID 3758799 DOJ - FSNI - The Supply, Installation and Maintenance of an Automated Supported Liquid and Solid Phase Extraction System

Concepts

• clinical forensics equipment and supplies
• fsni
• belfast
• maintenance of an automated supported liquid
• solid phase extraction system
• new automated supported liquid
• installation
• doj
• maintenance
• solid phase extraction systems

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of one new automated Supported Liquid and Solid Phase Extraction Systems for the extraction of body fluids primarily blood and urine, for the Analytical Services Team. FSNI intends to purchase this automated extraction system, in the 2021/22 financial year, (although this is subject to changing financial budgets), to run in tandem with the existing machines. It is anticipated that FSNI will purchase one (1) automated solid phase extraction system (The system) during the first year of the contact. It is anticipated that the life expectancy of The System will be 10 years. The contract will remain in place for a minimum initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for 1 further period of up to 5 years (up to a maximum of 10 years overall) for maintenance and support of The System.

Renewal Options

The contract will remain in place for a minimum initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for 1 further period of up to 5 years (up to a maximum of 10 years overall) for maintenance and support of The System.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33950000 - Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
• 51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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 CPD 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate