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02 Contract Notice

Supply of Microscopes to Aberystwyth University

  • First published: 24 April 2020
  • Last modified: 24 April 2020

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-101481
Published by:
Aberystwyth University
Authority ID:
AA1009
Publication date:
24 April 2020
Deadline date:
25 May 2020
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Two electron microscopes are required for a combined purchase price of 405K GBP including VAT. Both to be delivered and installed before the end of December 2020. They will be of strategic importance in expanding the measurement capabilities that the University provides, and reliability of the equipment is paramount to maintaining and supporting the wide array of experimental work conducted within the facility. The instruments are intended to be easily operated by PhD students after training. CPV: 38510000.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Aberystwyth University

c/o Finance Office, Student Welcome Centre, Penglais Campus

Aberystwyth

SY23 3FB

UK

Contact person: Lee Pereira

Telephone: +44 1970628716

E-mail: lep27@aber.ac.uk

NUTS: UKL1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.aber.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1009

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://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other: University

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Supply of Microscopes to Aberystwyth University

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38510000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Two electron microscopes are required for a combined purchase price of 405K GBP including VAT. Both to be delivered and installed before the end of December 2020.

They will be of strategic importance in expanding the measurement capabilities that the University provides, and reliability of the equipment is paramount to maintaining and supporting the wide array of experimental work conducted within the facility. The instruments are intended to be easily operated by PhD students after training.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 405 000.00  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:

UKL1


Main site or place of performance:

Aberystwyth University

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Two electron microscopes are required for a combined purchase price of 405K GBP including VAT. Both to be delivered and installed before the end of December 2020.

They will be of strategic importance in expanding the measurement capabilities that the University provides, and reliability of the equipment is paramount to maintaining and supporting the wide array of experimental work conducted within the facility. The instruments are intended to be easily operated by PhD students after training.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Technical Evaluation / Weighting: 80%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 20%

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 405 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 1

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

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: 25/05/2020

Local time: 10:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 25/05/2020

Local time: 10:30

Place:

Procurement Office

Aberystwyth University

Penglais Campus

Aberystwyth

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

A minimum of two members of the Procurement Team

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=101481

(WA Ref:101481)

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

22/04/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
38510000 Microscopes Checking and testing apparatus

Delivery locations

ID Description
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
lep27@aber.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

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