Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement - VC's Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792602779
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of a Plasma Etch Tool for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Etching
Reference number: SU111(21)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This Tender Specification is for the supply and delivery of a Plasma Etch Tool for SiC etching. In procuring this system, the University is seeking to augment its well-established existing plasma etch and deposition tool set, expanding the capabilities that the CISM will be able to provide.
The new tool will be of strategic importance in delivering both frontside SiC etch capability for power MOSFET trench applications, and backside SiC via etch capability for GaN-on-SiC device applications. Reliability of the equipment is therefore paramount to maintaining, supporting and complimenting the wide array of experimental work that will be conducted within the facility.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
644 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
723 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38900000
38970000
39180000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
to be delivered to Newport Wafer Fab
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Tender Specification is for the supply and delivery of a Plasma Etch Tool for SiC etching. In procuring this system, the University is seeking to augment its well-established existing plasma etch and deposition tool set, expanding the capabilities that the CISM will be able to provide.
The new tool will be of strategic importance in delivering both frontside SiC etch capability for power MOSFET trench applications, and backside SiC via etch capability for GaN-on-SiC device applications. Reliability of the equipment is therefore paramount to maintaining, supporting and complimenting the wide array of experimental work that will be conducted within the facility.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: After Sales Support & Warranty
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Lead Time
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Funding for this procurement has been secured from the Driving the Electric Revolution (DER) Industrialisation Centres Programme via Innovate UK.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-003105
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SU111(21)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/05/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SPTS Technologies
Ringland Way
Newport
NP18 2TA
UK
NUTS: UKL21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
644 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
723 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:111656)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/06/2021