Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Contact person: Laura Lewis
E-mail: laura.lewis@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uksbs.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.uksbs.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK SBS SSAPR17145 Manufacturing of the QEM 2 sensor
Reference number: UK SBS SSAPR17145
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35125100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
STFC have procured the manufacture of the Quantum Electron Microscopy (QEM) 2 sensor for supply to a consortium of international academic and commercial organisations. This sensor was designed at STFC, and will be manufactured at an Integrated Circuit fabrication plant (“fab”).
Having investigated the sourcing options, there was no competition available to meet the requirement, this was due to the fact that using a different “fab” would result in a sensor with different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate difficulties in operation and maintenance technical difficulties.
It was therefore approved that a single sourcing action was appropriate.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
STFC have procured the manufacture of the Quantum Electron Microscopy (QEM) 2 sensor for supply to a consortium of international academic and commercial organisations. This sensor was designed at STFC and will be manufactured at an Integrated Circuit fabrication plant (“fab”).
Having investigated the sourcing options, there was no competition available to meet the requirement, this was due to the fact that using a different “fab” would result in a sensor with different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate difficulties in operation and maintenance technical difficulties.
It was therefore approved that a single sourcing action was appropriate.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Due to Etesian Semiconductor Limited owning the IPR for the manufacturing process for the QEM 2 sensor, this makes them the only supplier for this project.
The QEM2 sensor design contains circuitry previously manufactured using the Etesian Semiconductor Limited process. This was tested by STFC and its performance met the requirements to proceed with the QEM2 design. This performance is strongly linked to the manufacturing process which can only be provided by this supplier.
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 make provision for this contract to be placed under regulation 32 (5)(b) which is for additional deliveries by the original supplier, which in this case are intended as an extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the Contracting Authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.
In addition, Etesian Semiconductor Limited own the IPR for the manufacturing process which will produce the identical chips that are required in order to deliver this project (PCR 32 (2)(b)(iii)).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UK SBS SSAPR17145
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/09/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Etesian Semiconductor Limited
PO Box 203, 36006
Aloney ABA
36006
IL
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/01/2018