Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
10007185
UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
UK
Contact person: Morgan Hughes
Telephone: +44 2380595000
E-mail: procurement@soton.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southampton.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/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
Leasing of a Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Metal Printer
Reference number: 2024UoS-1440
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42630000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The School of Engineering wanted to lease a Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Metal Printer for a fixed term of 3 years with the option to have extended for up to an additional 2 years.
The metal printer would have supported world-leading research utilising new materials and printing methods and extended the capability of the 2D and 3D printing currently undertaken within the school.
Applications for metal printing can be found in aerospace, defence, automotive, healthcare, and many other industries and will lead to revolutionary new medical, electronic, mechanical, optical, acoustic, heat transfer, and sensing devices being designed and manufactured.
This is due to the many advantages, including design flexibility, product customisation, and minimisation of material waste, that printing offers over subtractive manufacturing.
The use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) means that geometrics are no longer constrained to the limited base stock that components are traditionally machined from.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30232100
31600000
42610000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
Main site or place of performance:
Southampton, Hampshire, England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The School of Engineering wanted to lease a Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Metal Printer for a fixed term of 3 years with the option to have extended for up to an additional 2 years.
The metal printer would have supported world-leading research utilising new materials and printing methods and extended the capability of the 2D and 3D printing currently undertaken within the school.
Applications for metal printing can be found in aerospace, defence, automotive, healthcare, and many other industries and will lead to revolutionary new medical, electronic, mechanical, optical, acoustic, heat transfer, and sensing devices being designed and manufactured.
This is due to the many advantages, including design flexibility, product customisation, and minimisation of material waste, that printing offers over subtractive manufacturing.
The use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) means that geometrics are no longer constrained to the limited base stock that components are traditionally machined from.
The University conducted this procurement using the Open Procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations for the purpose of procuring goods described in the Specification.
The University proposed to enter into a Contract for up to five years and six months. This was to be the maximum contract period.
This comprised of an initial contract period of three years and six months for the provision of the equipment and initial lease term, with an optional extension period of two years additional leasing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Mandatory Technical Requirements
/ Weighting: Pass / Fail
Quality criterion: Highly Desirable Technical Requirements
/ Weighting: 50.00%
Quality criterion: Desirable Technical Requirements
/ Weighting: 30.00%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20.00%
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-031804
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@soton.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2025