Published date: 2 August 2021

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


Closing: 1 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysis services - 71620000

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £75,000

Procurement reference

20210802163540-53042

Published date

2 August 2021

Closing date

1 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 June 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

Contract type

Service 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

Cornwall Resources Limited (CRL), in support of work under the Deep Digital Cornwall (DDC) project, are seeking bids from accredited laboratories for laboratory analysis work planned to take place during Q3 2021. The work is particularly focussed on tin-tungsten-copper mineralisation, which analyses are of greatest importance. Analytical services are expected to be required from June 2021 until early 2022.
Bids should be based on the following criteria:
• Analysis of approximately 2,500 soil samples
• Price should be expressed on a cost per sample basis
• Samples will each be around 1kg and will consist of moist soil with rock fragments
• Preparation at the lab;
o Dried and sieved to separate the selected size fraction for analysis. (this may for example be +125 - 250 µm)
o Analytes should be prepared from this fraction, using sodium peroxide fusion.
o Samples will be analysed via ICP-MS
• Analysis will be for a minimum of 53 elements; Ag, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cs, Cu, Dy, Fr, Eu, Fee, Ga, Gd, Ge, Ho, In, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, Nd, Ni, Pb, Pr, Rb, Re, Sb, Se, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn
• Lower and upper detection limits should be stated and must be appropriate for soil samples
• Sample status should preferably be trackable in real time
• QA/QC protocols should be included
• Turn-around time from sample receipt to delivery of results should be specified
• Costs for disposal of unused portion of sample, and/or return to client should also be included
• Bids should specify per-sample costings for prep and analysis and any batch costs for other items such as administration, customs, transport or storage.

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Award information

Awarded date

13 July 2021

Contract start date

14 July 2021

Contract end date

13 July 2022

Total value of contract

£75,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ALS Loughrea

Address

IDA Business Park
Loughrea
Galway
Ireland
H62 PN80

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jodie Underhay

Address

Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
ENG

Email

j.underhay@exeter.ac.uk

Website

www.exeter.ac.uk