Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
UK
Contact person: Pauline Harrison-Johnson
Telephone: +44 1214148541
E-mail: P.E.Harrison@bham.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
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
Tender for the Supply and Installation of Portable Frequency Comb Units
Reference number: SC7574/19
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38636100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply and installation of 2 full octave spanning frequency combs stabilised to vibration insensitive optical cavities, to the University of Birmingham. These will be used to characterise an rf sensor requiring ultralow phase noise. Each unit should be portable and preferably capable of operating while being mobile.
Each unit should contain:
(i) a femtosecond fibre laser with an appropriate spectral broadening;
(ii) stabilised the repetition rate and the CEO frequency or no CEO;
(iii) compact and force insensitive, high finesse optical cavity providing subHz to 1Hz linewidth; and
(iv) and a suitable user software, PC and display for system control and data acquisition.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
613 333.33
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
Main site or place of performance:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply and installation of 2 full octave spanning frequency combs stabilised to vibration insensitive optical cavities, to the University of Birmingham. These will be used to characterise an rf sensor requiring ultralow phase noise. Each unit should be portable and preferably capable of operating while being mobile.
Each unit should contain:
(i) a femtosecond fibre laser with an appropriate spectral broadening;
(ii) stabilised the repetition rate and the CEO frequency or no CEO;
(iii) compact and force insensitive, high finesse optical cavity providing subHz to 1Hz linewidth; and
(iv) and a suitable user software, PC and display for system control and data acquisition.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Compliance to the specifications
/ Weighting: 54
Quality criterion: After sales and technical back Up
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Delivery and training
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability and environmental
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Supplier appraisal questionnaires
/ Weighting: 6
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 163-400033
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SC7574/19
Title: Tender for the Supply and Installation of Portable Frequency Comb Units
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/11/2019
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
Menlo Systems GmbH
Am Klopferspitz 19a
Martinsried
D-82152
DE
NUTS: DE21H
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:
: 610 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston Park Road
Edgbaston
B152TT
UK
E-mail: procurement@bham.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/12/2019