Provision of Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Centrifuges

Tender description

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) requires the provision of a centrifuge maintenance, repair and calibration service, including Preventative Maintenance visits and Corrective Maintenance visits, to be carried out on-site as and when required. The use of centrifuges is essential for APHA to undertake all of its scientific activities as part of Defra’s priority to protect the country from plant and animal diseases. Lot 1: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) requires the provision of a centrifuge maintenance, repair and calibration service, including Preventative Maintenance visits and Corrective Maintenance visits, to be carried out on-site as and when required. The use of centrifuges is essential for the Agency to undertake all of its scientific activities as part of Defra's priority to protect the country from plant and animal diseases. This PIN is to make the potential supply market aware of this opportunity which will be advertised for tender (expected to be July 2022). Further details will be provided with the tender documents, however an estimate of the volume of centrifuges is 256 in total, with 200 of these being located at APHA. Surrey and the rest being located at APHA regional laboratories across England, Scotland and Wales. Please note that these volumes are estimates prior to the tender documents being published and may be subject to change. Additional information: The tender documents will be made available at: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk