Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
College street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Contact person: Laura Rizaeva
Telephone: +44 1912326002
E-mail: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northumbria.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: University of Northumbria at Newcastle
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SEM Picomechanical Indenter (NU-Pico)
Reference number: T24/0044
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38511100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Contract awarded for supply of Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit inside our Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM model: Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber). This instrument will allow users to map surface mechanical and tribological properties of materials and correlate them to structural, morphological and chemical properties.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
290 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The tender process was setup as an open tender under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contract awarded for supply of a Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit within University SEM (Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber), as well as installation, training, service and 2-year maintenance contract. NU-Pico must be developed for academic and industrial researchers to perform high speed mechanical property mapping of material surfaces (surface hardness, Young’s modulus, compression, tension, fatigue, adhesion etc.), while using SEM capabilities to perform simultaneous high resolution surface imaging, chemical mapping, 3D surface profiling and phase distribution studies.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60.00
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40.00
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-040692
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PE 090125-001
Title: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS UK - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF QUOTATION AND SALE FOR GOODS AND SERVICES - May 2020 onwards
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd
704320
Tubney Woods, Oxon
Abingdon
OX13 5QX
UK
Telephone: +44 7483398675
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 290 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=926136879 GO Reference: GO-2025314-PRO-29770574
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
College street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Telephone: +44 1912326002
E-mail: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.northumbria.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/03/2025