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Contract awarded for Acquisition and maintenance of lsc for customs laboratory (publication result nl + eu) lot-0000, title: acquisition and maintenance of lsc for customs laboratory (publication result nl + eu), description: the customs laboratory requires a new liquid scintillation counter (lsc) because the current device has been decommissioned and needs replacement. the lsc is essential for determining the origin (fossil or biological) of fuel samples. approximately 1,000 samples are expected to be examined annually using the lsc. the previous european tender with reference t168122 did not proceed to awarding because no suitable bids were received. to meet this need, the contract is now being tendered through a negotiation procedure without prior publication. the aim of this procedure is to conclude an agreement between the customs laboratory and one contractor for both the supply and the preventive and corrective maintenance of the liquid scintillation counter. the tender is being carried out by the rivm, on behalf of and for the customs laboratory, within the framework of the national procurement category laboratory. the tender documents from the original tender (t168122) remain applicable to this procedure. national procurement as a result of the implementation program compact national government, the rivm was designated at the end of 2012 as a procurement execution center (iuc) of the national government. one of the tasks of the iuc-rivm is the execution of the national procurement category laboratory. objectives of category management include knowledge consolidation and procurement collaboration per product group. participants in this procurement collaboration include the netherlands food and consumer product safety authority (nvwa), netherlands forensic institute (nfi), tax and customs laboratory, cultural heritage agency (rce), national institute for public health and the environment (rivm), rijkswaterstaat / waterdienst, defense (various laboratories). this tender is being carried out within the framework of the laboratory category by the iuc-rivm. the customs laboratory is part of the tax and customs administration of the ministry of finance and has the primary task of examining samples offered by customs from a wide range of cross-border goods for nature and composition and providing advice for classification in the tariff of import duties, levy schemes, agricultural schemes, excise duties, and consumption taxes. in addition, the customs laboratory examines samples taken in the context of legislation in the field of safety, health, economy, and environment (vgem). the laboratory also serves as a knowledge institute for providing advice in the area of customs controls. the customs laboratory bases its advice on (bio)chemical-analytical research, product knowledge, and knowledge of relevant legislation. the (bio)chemical-analytical research is conducted using a wide range of techniques, ranging from microscopy and wet-chemical tests to analyses with high-quality equipment such as xrf, nmr, and hr-ms. the reliability of the laboratory advice is an important factor. this is supported by a combination of knowledge of analytical chemistry, product knowledge, and knowledge of customs legislation. the reliability is confirmed by accreditation according to the strict international standard iso 17025. in total, approximately 80 employees work at the customs laboratory, almost all with a (bio)chemical background. estimated value excluding vat: 181432.32 eur.Acquisition and maintenance of lsc for customs laboratory (publication result nl + eu)
