Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Contact person: John Kenmure
E-mail: j.kenmure@ed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Cryo-Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX/EBSD Detectors
Reference number: EC0781
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38512100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
University of Edinburgh invites competitive tenders for the supply of a Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX Detector, Cryo-Stage and TEM Cryo Transfer.
Bidders must self-certify their adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T.Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage. When completing the ESPD, bidders musthave regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III of this OJEU Notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
930 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
FIB-SEM Microscope
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38512100
38511100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for supply, installation, initial training and technical services in relation to a cryogenic Dual-Beam Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron microscope (cryo-FIB-SEM).
We intend to procure this equipment in order to establish a multi-user facility focused on the 3D imaging of soft materials, hard materials, soft-hard composites and complex fluids in their native (wet) state. This system will be used by researchers across physics, chemistry and engineering to image and characterise a diverse array of materials, including traditional soft materials (e.g. colloidal suspensions, emulsions, surfactants and polymers), biological systems, hard materials (e.g. diamond anvil cells) and soft/hard composites (e.g. organic-inorganic composites and ice-rubbed interfaces). Cryo-preparation facilities will be used to manipulate and fracture frozen specimens in order to expose internal interfaces and coat specimens to enable high-resolution imaging. Additional detectors will enable elemental analysis (EDX) and crystallographic orientation (EBSD), enhancing our abilities to characterise the composition and interfacial properties of complex, multi-component materials.
The microscope will be capable of imaging both conductive and non-conductive specimens. Using the FIB, one will also be able to cut a thin lamella from a specimen and transfer it to a transmission electron microscope (TEM)/cryoTEM grid using a pair of micromanipulators for high-resolution TEM/cryoTEM analysis (atomic resolution). The high-resolution TEM mentioned here is an existing piece of equipment and not part of this tender.
The microscope will be equipped with a cryo-stage that will enable the observation of frozen specimens at -170 ºC or lower. This will allow the study of naturally hydrated specimens such as supramolecular assemblies of polymers, biological materials such as cells and tissues, emulsions and organic-inorganic composite materials in their native, hydrated state. The cryo-FIB-SEM will be used to slice the specimens in situ to reveal the internal structures and interfaces of an opaque, hydrated soft material, which is not possible with a conventional FIB-SEM. A cryo-preparation chamber will be used to freeze-fracture, freeze-etch and sputter-coat samples for cryo-FIB-SEM.
This procurement is divided into 4 lots.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Support, service, warranty & technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Supply, delivery & installation
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1) scanning-transmission electron microscopy (STEM) detector.
2) freezing system (i.e. High-pressure freezer or nitrogen slusher) for the freezing of samples for cryo-FIB-SEM.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) detector
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33114000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per Lot 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Support, service, warranty & technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Supply delivery & installation
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per Lot 1.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Cryogenic Equipment
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33165000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per Lot 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Support, service, warranty & technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Supply, delivery & installation
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per Lot 1.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) system
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per Lot 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Support, service, warranty & technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Supply, delivery & installation
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As per Lot 1.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to inregulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 153-316724
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: FIB-SEM Microscope
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carl Zeiss Ltd
509 Coldhams Lane, Cambridge
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
UK
Telephone: +44 1223401544
Fax: +44 1223401501
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 744 475.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) detector
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis
Halifax Road
High Wycombe
HP12 3SE
UK
Telephone: +44 7770560919
Fax: +44 1494461033
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 52 060.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Cryogenic Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carl Zeiss Ltd
509 Coldhams Lane
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
UK
Telephone: +44 1223401544
Fax: +44 1223401501
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 133 450.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) system
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.3) Additional information
This procurement includes additional procurement-specific minimum requirements which are detailed in the Concluding Statements box of the Qualification Envelope in PCS-T.
Note: Bidders must complete the ESPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the ESPD Supplier Response Forms (MO Excel document) attached to ESPD questions 2C.1.1 (Technicians) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first 3 sections of the ESPD form, as well as any part of the Section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. The University reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria.
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visithttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code project_8704 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.
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The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1316502508
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2018