Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
TAMESIDE COLLEGE
10006494
Beaufort Road
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
OL66NX
UK
Contact person: Mark Pearson
E-mail: mark.pearson@tameside.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD35
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.tameside.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
Supply of Festo Didactic Teaching Equipment
Reference number: UID202
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of Festo Didactic teaching equipment to enable the College to train its students/apprentices in the use and maintenance of equipment used by local large employers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
803 795.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Festo Didactic teaching equipment to enable the College to train its students/apprentices in the use and maintenance of equipment used by local large employers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Meets College Requirements
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0%
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The College has purchased the following items of equipment:
1. Festo CP Lab 400 Complete System including CP Lab 410-1 and CP Lab 404-1
2. Mechanical Trainers (specifically linked to (1) above)
3. User Licences (specifically linked to (1) above)
4. Smart Sensor Training Package (specifically linked to (1) above)
The items of equipment are manufacturer-specific and are required by the College to train its students and apprentices in the use and maintenance of this specific equipment. This
equipment is used by the local employers whose students and apprentices attend training courses at the College.
The proposed system to be purchased links to existing equipment installed in the College for training purposes that was selected following a competitive tender at the time of its purchase.
The College is not aware of any other company capable of supplying this specific equipment, as the supplier is the only
official/accredited partner in the UK & Ireland for the specific equipment being purchased.
The College previously published a VEAT notice to this effect and it received no objections.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-002414
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UID202
Title: Supply of Festo Didactic Teaching Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Didactic Services Ltd
07272600
Tunbridge Wells
UK
NUTS: UKJ46
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 803 795.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
E-mail: mark.pearson@tenetservices.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2023