Checking and testing apparatus

Tender description

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive agency of DEFRA, requires the removal of existing equipment it uses to measure, monitor and provide alerts for the temperature of a variety of laboratory equipment including ovens, incubators, refrigerators and incubators and environments at multiple APHA laboratory locations and the supply, installation and maintenance of a replacement cloud-based system as well as provision of user training. APHA is replacing the electronic system it currently uses to measure, monitor and provide alerts for the temperature of a variety of laboratory equipment and environments including ovens, incubators, freezers, ultra-freezers and walk-in refrigerators at multiple laboratory sites across the UK. APHA requires the removal of old equipment and supply and installation of a new cloud-based system at all sites over an initial three month period. APHA also requires 2 types of maintenance: 1) Corrective: — Corrective Maintenance means a visit conducted by the contractor to undertake repairs when required by, and as requested by, APHA. 2) Preventative: — Preventative Maintenance means a systematic visit for an inspection, detection, correction, and prevention of incipient failures before they become actual failures. Please note that Defra reserves the right to purchase further Equipment for APHA locations from the successful contractor under this Contract, up to the total value of £600,000 (ex.VAT). (Please note the £600,000 includes the initial funding of £295,000). This option may be exercised by Defra within the first twenty-four (24) months of the contract commencement date.