Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street, Procurement Department
Glasgow
G1 1QE
UK
Telephone: +44 1415482823
E-mail: magdalena.bamford@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
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
Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manipulator
Reference number: UOS-11984-2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42634000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This notice confirms the award of contract to Schuler Pressen GmbH for the Provision of a Future Hydraulic Press and Manioulator following a negotiated procedure without prior publication process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 331 161.33
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42634000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
UKM83
Main site or place of performance:
Advanced Forming Research Centre, 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, PA4 9LJ.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has awarded this contract to Schuler Pressen GmbH to design, manufacture, install and Commission and multi-functional open, closed and isothermal forging press and manipulator. This press and manipulator will be highly integrated and require Industry 4 levels of control, accuracy and repeatability in order to provide a highly instrumented system that can record and control all process inputs and outputs necessary to understand and record forging conditions within each mode of operation.
The system will be installed at University of Strathclyde Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), Inchinnan Glasgow. The press/manipulator will be housed in a purpose built extension which will be built as part of this project but procured via a separate contract.
The press will support the development of a wide range of improved, high integrity metal alloys for high temperature and other demanding applications. It will address the requirement for a representative, pilot scale facility to establish the processing parameters required for the production of advanced alloy forgings and to characterise the final materials and products. It will also offer a capability to provide next generation constitutive and microstructural formulations to validate mathematical modelling to put the science into the “black art” of forging.
The forge facility has the ability to investigate various aspects of open die, closed die and isothermal forging capability. The system is capable of operating up to 1200 T in open die mode with a 2000 T capability in closed die and isothermal mode. The press will be supported by a manipulator, tool-train and turntable.
The press offers several different forging modes to enable ingot upset and reduction, and allow vertical extrusion with appropriate tooling where required the manipulator allows handling of the ingot between the press and ancillary equipment, for use in different integrated forging modes.
It will collect the ingot from a furnace, operate with the press during forging, and return it to a furnace or on the exit table of the forge. The manipulator will be developed in line with the press to ensure movement of the work piece at the required feeds and speeds.
The University reserves the right to purchase additional warranties beyond the manufacturers warranty in subsequent years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The University reserves the right to purchase additional warranties beyond the manufacturers warranty in subsequent years.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation
The University of Strathclyde have issued 2 previous tender opportunities utilising the open procedure, inviting bids for this procurement. On both occasions no compliant bids were received when assessed against the technical evaluation criteria. In addition to the lack of technically compliant bids some bids were not commercially viable in line with the available budget for this procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 052-115209
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-11984-2018
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Schuler Pressen GmbH
Bahnofstr.41
Goppingen
73033
DE
Telephone: +49 16096952517
NUTS: DE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 331 161.33
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please be advised the value of the contract as contained in section V.2.4 at a value of 6 331 161,33 GBP is based on the submission of price in Euros which has been converted to GBP, this has been calculated based on the current exchange rate from Euros to GBP. Please be advised that this figure may be subject to change based on fluctuations in the exchange rate.
(SC Ref:539497).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street, Procurement Department
Glasgow
G1 1QE
UK
Telephone: +44 1415482823
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/04/2018