Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Biobank Ltd
1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
UK
Contact person: Andrea Howard
Telephone: +44 1614755386
E-mail: tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD35
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25607
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TAP Polar system support
Reference number: UKBB003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UK Biobank is looking for suppliers with the necessary capacity and capability to supply Tap Polar System support, for an expected period of up to five years. The first ‘year’ will be a series of training / handover sessions during the period between award of contract to June 2018, at which point the successful bidder will take over full responsibility for the system support for the remaining 4 years that the contract is anticipated to last for. UK Biobank uses a “Polar” Automated -80oC freezer system supplied by The Automation Partnership (“TAP”) for the storage of a variety of biological samples.
The storage system comprises:-.
— an antechamber, held at +4oC, which is the main point of access for operators wishing to enter samples into the store or remove samples from storage,
— a main chamber, held at -20oC, which itself houses a series of “ultra-low temperature compartments” (ULTCs) held at -80oC.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
332 905.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD35
Main site or place of performance:
Cheadle
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is UK Biobank’s expectation that the successful provider will have experience in designing, supplying and/or maintaining similar systems; we are interested in hearing from suppliers who have (or are demonstrably able to put in place) engineering, software, and support services suited to the ongoing support and maintenance of this storage system.
Specifically, there is an expectation that the supplier will be able to offer a support team with the following general skills:
— Supervisory / Management,
— Hardware (Mechanical and Electrical),
— Machine Control,
— Software AND Database Management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service and Quality
/ Weighting: 25 %
Quality criterion: Assurance of Service
/ Weighting: 20 %
Quality criterion: Reference Sites
/ Weighting: 20 %
Price
/ Weighting:
35 %
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:
2017/S 140-287910
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CBRE GWS Limited
2 The Briars, Waterberry Drive
Waterlooville
PO7 7YH
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 332 905.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:207832).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Biobank Ltd
1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1614755386
E-mail: tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/02/2018