Published date: 8 March 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

NR33 0HT

Value of contract

£22,000

Procurement reference

CF-0256200D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

8 March 2024

Closing date

31 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 February 2024

Contract end date

27 February 2027

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?

No

Description

The OCPP was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund.

The OCPP is a UK Government-led programme delivered under the Blue Planet Fund. Through this programme, Cefas, in partnership with JNCC and MMO, provide technical assistance to support countries in tackling marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices, and establish designated, well-managed and enforced Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

OCPP objectives are to support countries to tackle marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices and establish designated, well-managed and enforced MPAs.

From 2021-26, Cefas will lead delivery of the Marine Pollution and Sustainable Seafood themes of OCPP, working in partnership with experts from the Joint nature Conservancy Council (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

This work includes the provision of equipment for the set up of a laboratory in Belize as part of the improvement of scientific capacity in the field of Histology.

Requirement:

Cefas require provision of a microscope and associated peripherals.

1. A microscope system geared for bright field and phase microscopy, including suitable lenses for phase microscopy and bright field to enable examination of slide preparations and Gram stains.
2. Lenses for phase and bright field are required and should include suitable lenses at phase 4x 10x 20x x40 a range of BF lenses to include x100 oil.
3. A rotating lens turret of 6 -7 lenses is expected.
4. Suitable condenser for phase and BF work.
5. Stage for 1 slide.
6. A photo mount suitable for attaching basic imaging equipment without a laptop.
Warranties/Guarantees/Servicing and Technical Support
• A 12 month warranty as standard - please include detail of what is included.
• Details of any additional options for warranty and/or servicing etc.

Environmental Considerations
• Unit should have a low power consumption.
• Unit should be designed for reuse/recycle and of regenerative nature to eliminate waste where possible.
• Consideration of how packaging will be managed. Ideally at the time of installation the supplier will remove packaging and dispose of by ethical and environmentally friendly methods. Where possible packaging is to be re-used or recycled.
• Consideration of whole life costing for use of the unit.

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Award information

Awarded date

27 February 2024

Contract start date

28 February 2024

Contract end date

27 February 2027

Total value of contract

£6,344

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Belize Formulators Ltd.

Address

140 Samuel Haynes Street
Belize City 00000

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Anderson

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk