Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: Buyline@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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
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
Large Scale Photolithography Spray Coater
Reference number: SPEC635/SH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
A stand-alone, fully-enclosed spray coating system for coating ring mounted flexible polypropylene substrates with photoresist over a diameter of 900mm. The thickness of the photoresist should be uniform to within 100nm over the full substrate area but should also be variable between 500nm and 1800nm. Physical proof of capability will be required for either Shipley S1813 photoresist or AZ P4110. The flexible substrate would typically be 25um polypropylene and be supported on an aluminium ring. The system should also be able to coat standard silicon wafer substrates or quartz to the same uniformity.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
190 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A stand-alone, fully-enclosed spray coating system for coating ring mounted flexible polypropylene substrates with photoresist over a diameter of 900mm. The thickness of the photoresist should be uniform to within 100nm over the full substrate area but should also be variable between 500nm and 1800nm. Physical proof of capability will be required for either Shipley S1813 photoresist or AZ P4110. The flexible substrate would typically be 25um polypropylene and be supported on an aluminium ring. The system should also be able to coat standard silicon wafer substrates or quartz to the same uniformity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 80%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 3
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Cardiff University have two weeks installation and commissioning of the system when it arrives, two weeks of manufacturing of the components and two weeks of testing, the University needs to reduce the timescale for this requirement by using the accelerated open procedure,it is already an almost impossible schedule as it stands, if we were to conduct the exercise using the usual 30 day open procedure it would have a negative impact on the Project.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/12/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/12/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=87355.
(WA Ref:87355)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: buyline@cardiff.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/11/2018