Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Contact person: Mark Eardley
Telephone: +44 1316502508
E-mail: mark.eardley@ed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Cryomagnet-based Measurement Platform
Reference number: NCA30961
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The system consists of a cryomagnet with several options (inserts) for measuring various properties of materials such as heat capacity, magnetoresistance, magnetic susceptibility, thermal conductivity, etc.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
562 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
School of Engineering
The University of Edinburgh
Sanderson Building
Robert Stevenson Road
The King's Buildings
Edinburgh
EH9 3FB
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under Regulation Reg 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification:
33(4)(b) For the purchase of additional goods, where the University would have compatibility issues or disproportionate technical difficulties in purchasing from a party other than original supplier.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The new system is to replace the existing Physical Properties Measurement System from the same supplier which facilitates the proprietary Multivu software.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NCA30961
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Quantum Design UK and Ireland
1 Mole Business Park, Surrey
Leatherhead
KT22 7BA
UK
Telephone: +44 1372378822
Fax: +44 1372375353
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 562 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:663906)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/08/2021