Netherlands - Mass spectrometers

Description

Within the Netherlands Forensic Institute's Narcotics (VM) and Toxicology (TOX) departments, the need has arisen to replace two Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) systems. The scope of the order consists of supply and maintenance of a minimum of two to possibly five Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) systems.
Within the Netherlands Forensic Institute's Narcotics (VM) and Toxicology (TOX) departments, the need has arisen to replace two Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) systems. These systems play a crucial role in the departments' production. The VM and TOX departments have identical LC-HRMS setups of the LC-Time of Flight (LC-ToF, Agilent) type. It is important that they become identical systems again, in connection with interchangeability of methods, use of reference libraries and knowledge & skills of the users. The current systems are no longer under guaranteed maintenance by the supplier and are well past their economic lifetime. The scope of the contract consists of supply and maintenance of a minimum of two to possibly five Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) systems.The purpose of this European tender is to conclude a Framework Agreement for a period of four years between the Netherlands Forensic Institute and one Contractor for supply and maintenance of LC-HRMS systems according to the description in the tender documents.As a result of the Implementation Program Compact Government Service, the RIVM was designated as a procurement implementation center (IUC) of the central government at the end of 2012. One of the tasks of the IUC-RIVM is the implementation of the National Procurement Category Laboratory. Objectives of category management include knowledge pooling and procurement collaboration per product group. Participants of this procurement cooperation are Nederlandse Voedsel en Warenautoriteit (NVWA), Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (NFI), Belastingdienst/Douanelaboratorium, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE), Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Rijkswaterstaat / Waterdienst, Defense (various laboratories). This procurement is carried out under the Laboratory category by the IUC-RIVM. Further information on procurement by the State:https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/zakendoen-met-het-rijk/hoe-het-rijk-inkoopthttps://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/zakendoen-met-het-rijk/inkoopcategorieen/categorie-laboratorium

Opportunity closing date

05 December 2023

Value of contract

£1m-5m