Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: Dr Emma Barksby
Telephone: +44 1912086298
E-mail: emma.barksby@ncl.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/
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
(NU/1542) Framework Agreement between Newcastle University and 10x Genomics
Reference number: DN445852
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33696500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The chromium controller supplied by 10x Genomics Inc. is a cutting edge technology which allows single cell sequencing to be performed at scale and allowed researcher at Newcastle University to fulfil research requirements in accordance with grant funding and participate in large scale research consortia such as the human cell atlas project.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
400 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33695000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The chromium controller supplied by 10x Genomics Inc. is a cutting edge technology which allows single cell sequencing to be performed at scale and allowed researcher at Newcastle University to fulfil research requirements in accordance with grant funding and participate in large scale research consortia such as the human cell atlas project.
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:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation
The chromium controller supplied by 10x Genomics Inc. is a cutting edge technology which allows single cell sequencing to be performed at scale and allowed researcher at Newcastle University to fulfil research requirements in accordance with grant funding and participate in large scale research consortia such as the human cell atlas project. There are no comparable products available which allows analysis with the sample size to produce the same quantity of data.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 220-539764
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NU1542
Title: (NU/1542) Framework Agreement between Newcastle University and 10x Genomics
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2020
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: 1
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
10x Genomics
Crown Business Center Key Point II
Leiden
2316 XC
NL
NUTS: NL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
4 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in Section I.1).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2020