Published date: 13 March 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 March 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

102-0323T

Published date

13 March 2023

Closing date

21 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 March 2023

Contract end date

23 March 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

AEC is seeking bids from qualified and experienced suppliers of on combine (or off combine should requirements dictate) NIR-analyser based grain analyser equalling or improving on the following minimum requirements:

• The grain analyser should be able to analyse grain from the following crops. Wheat, Barley, Canola, Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, Chick Peas and Lentils. Other grain types may be required.

• The grain analyser should be able to measure the following parameters within harvested grain: Moisture, Protein, Oil, Starch and Fibre

• The grain analyser should have a cycle rate of 5-8 Seconds (+/- 3 seconds) • The analyser should be mountable on John Deere, CaseIH, New Holland, Claas and AGCO Combine Harvesters as a minimum.

• The provided system should comprise of a Sampling Head, a Fibre Optic Cable, an NIR Spectrometer and a display.

More information

Links

Additional text

Queries/Clarification Questions
No Bidder is permitted to contact any Authority staff member whatsoever, during this procurement exercise, as to do so will render any Bid from a Bidder whom contravenes this instruction to automatically exclude themselves from the ITT opportunity at the discretion of the Authority.
Any queries arising from this document, and/or for further clarification, then Bidders must only use the Q&A protocol at the electronic address stated in the link within this contract notice no later than stated in the ITT documents - as beyond this date and time no further clarification questions will be answered.
We reserve the right to refuse to respond to any clarification questions if they are deemed to be seeking to gain commercial advantage/confidential information/unfair advantage against the other bidders, and additionally we may reject any offer submitted as a result of such infringement.
The Authority may at its discretion communicate any questions and/or requests for information together with the Authority's response to all Bidders.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement and Legal Dept

Address

AGRI-EPI CENTRE, EASTER BUSH ROSLIN
EDINBURGH
EH25 9RG
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@agri-epicentre.com

Website

https://agri-epicentre.com/