Published date: 31 March 2023
This notice was replaced on 20 July 2023
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Awarded contract (published 20 July 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33000000
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN663717-51946516
Published date
31 March 2023
Closing date
28 April 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
12 June 2023
Contract end date
12 July 2024
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
KSS is looking to purchase an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) single quadrupole system.
The system should be supplied complete, ready to use. It should include an auto-sampler capable of managing a minimum of 50 samples.
The supplied system should include fully licenced software for its operation, including an identification library.
The system should be covered by a manufacturer's warranty of minimum 12 months duration.
The system must be capable of achieving or bettering the limits of detection and limits of quantification set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 (as amended) for metals. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02007R0333-20230101&from=EN)
As part of the supply of the system the successful supplier will be expected to install it and train the staff at KSS in its use. Staff at KSS are experienced analytical scientists but only one of them has used this methodology before.
About the buyer
Contact name
Adam Chilvers
Address
Invicta House
Maidstone
ME14 1XX
United Kingdom
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