Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street, Procurement Department
Glasgow
G1 1QE
UK
Contact person: Natasha Murray
E-mail: natasha.murray@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://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
Supply and Delivery of Artificial Intestinal System
Reference number: UOS-24484-2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33184000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates the purchase an artificial intestinal system, to support research and development activities within university of Strathclyde's Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical science.
The contract has an estimated duration of 24 months inclusive of lead time and warranties.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33184000
33190000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
University of Strathclyde
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.b (iii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.
The University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences seek to purchase an artificial intestinal system, to support research and development activities within the department.
The University requires a single suitably qualified supplier to provide a solution that meets the above requirement and non-exhaustive capabilities listed below:
The required equipment provides insight into the release, solubility and availability of ingested products as an alternative to animal and human studies.
be integrated to connect the stomach and small intestine and be able to replicate the bulk luminal macroenvironment in both regions;
include a separate system that replicates the colon, this apparatus should provide the bulk luminal conditions within the colon as well as mixing patterns that represent those found in vivo;
be controlled with feedback sensors to ensure that the conditions are dynamically controlled;
mimic body temperature and the peristaltic motility within the gastro-intestinal tract;
be validated in comparison with in vivo studies in humans.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations.
The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Early market research and engagement undertaken by the University highlighted that the supplier the the University intends to award to manufactures the equipment to be procured for research environments such as the University's Pharmacy and Biomedical Science department. The department seek to purchase the aforementioned equipment as part of grant funding awarded by Engineering and Physical Science Council (ESPRC). The supplier the University intends to award to holds a variety of patents for the equipment to be purchased. By contracting with the supplier the University will be able to assure the funding source that the equipment will add specialist intellectual property to the University's research not readily available in the market.
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 000-026054
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-24484-2022
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:796344)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Pl
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
Telephone: +44 4298888
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2025