Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0DE
UK
Contact person: Sue Blake
Telephone: +44 1235778167
E-mail: procurement@diamond.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.diamond.ac.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research Facility
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
B07-B High Throughput XPS Electron Analyser
Reference number: DLSITT0411
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38430000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, and commissioning of a hemispherical electron energy analyser which will be fitted to the high-throughput XPS UHV system at the DLS beamline B07 Branch B.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, supply, delivery, and commissioning of a hemispherical electron energy analyser which will be fitted to the high-throughput XPS UHV system at the DLS beamline B07 Branch B. The analyser forms part of the system which will be used to perform XPS and NEXAFS measurements under vacuum conditions with automated sample exchange and positioning between a series of vacuum chambers to permit loading and subsequent measurement of multiple (up to 20 5 x 5 mm2) samples at one time.
The analyser will be procured under a contract subject to this performance specification. The system is defined as:
1) UHV hemispherical electron energy analyser (HEA);
2) Suitable detector for the above HEA;
3) All required power supplies for the operation of the HEA;
4) Software and EPICS-compatible drivers for the HEA electronics;
5) Commissioning of the HEA at DLS;
6) Sufficient spare parts with long delivery times to guarantee operation of the system with minimum down-time for a period of at least 2 years from the date of final acceptance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical quality
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Experience and capacity
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: DLS support effort required
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 13
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:
Yes
Description of options:
An integrated bakeout heater and control units may be included as an option and priced separately.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/09/2019
Local time: 23:59
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/09/2019
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Didcot
OX11 0DE
UK
E-mail: procurement@diamond.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Diamond Light Source will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2019