Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment

The Environment Agency is seeking to appoint one (1) single Contractor to provide a proactive and reactive repair and maintenance service of laboratory equipment. The Contract for the Servicing and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment will centre primarily on a list of laboratory equipment each with a service level chosen from a small group of specified, defined options. The asset list and chosen service level will be reviewed and amended regularly in line with equipment replacement and user requirement.

It is expected that the Contractor will act as a managed service provider, in that they will manage the relationships and sub-contracting arrangements with their second-tier providers.

The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of four (4) years and may be extended for additional periods up to a maximum period of four (4) years subject to performance, price competitiveness and ongoing need, bringing the total contract period to eight (8) years.

The following UK public sector bodies are authorised and enabled to use the contract; • Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) • Centre for Environment and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) • Any other Agencies and non-departmental public bodies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

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