Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Contact person: Anthony Hale
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: halea3@cardiff.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
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
Chip Cleave & Break system
Reference number: CU.1013.TH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The ICS has a requirement for a Chip Cleave and Break tool for application with Electronic and Optoelectronic devices on a range of material platforms including Si-Photonics integrated with compound semiconductor chips, III-V material laser diode cleaving resulting in high quality mirror facets, bar to die separation and die singulation. The tool must be capable of automatic processing or manual mode operation, must be capable of handling up to 150mm wafers at least as well as small pieces or tiles of a wafer and must be compatible with subsequent process steps and tooling such as a Pick and Place tool
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
278 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The ICS has a requirement for a Chip Cleave and Break tool for application with Electronic and Optoelectronic devices on a range of material platforms including Si-Photonics integrated with compound semiconductor chips, III-V material laser diode cleaving resulting in high quality mirror facets, bar to die separation and die singulation. The tool must be capable of automatic processing or manual mode operation, must be capable of handling up to 150mm wafers at least as well as small pieces or tiles of a wafer and must be compatible with subsequent process steps and tooling such as a Pick and Place tool
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: quality
/ Weighting: 70
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
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:
2022/S 167-475145
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CU.1013.TH
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
S3-Alliance Ltd
Beraghmore Road, Skeoge Industrial Estate
Londonderry
BT488SE
UK
Telephone: +44 2871357760
Fax: +44 2871357744
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 278 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:129446)
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
27/02/2023