Awarded contract

Consumables + Servicing for Integra Pipetting Machines

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Integra Biosciences
Value: £934,538.29
Topic: Laboratory pipettes and accessories
Published: 6 September 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra (on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)) intends to enter into a contract with Integra Biosciences Limited. The contract will be for the supply of specialist laboratory consumables that work with the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, the VIAFLO 96, the WELLJET dispenser and dispenser stacker, and the MINI 96 electronic pipette), along with the service and maintenance of this laboratory equipment. The value shown on this notice is only an estimate for a total six-year period, as the volume of samples can be unpredictable as work fluctuates. Defra intends to award this contract following the expiry of a voluntary standstill period, 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. Lot 1: This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra (on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)) intends to enter into a contract with Integra Biosciences Limited. The contract will be for the supply of specialist laboratory consumables that work with the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, the VIAFLO 96, the WELLJET dispenser and dispenser stacker, and the MINI 96 electronic pipette), along with the service and maintenance of this laboratory equipment. The value shown on this notice is only an estimate for a total six-year period, as the volume of samples can be unpredictable as work fluctuates. Defra intends to award this contract following the expiry of a voluntary standstill period, 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 September 2024
Completed: Award published6 September 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

38437000 · Laboratory pipettes and accessories

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov