Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1316502508
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: https://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
Bruker 800MHz NMR Upgrade
Reference number: NCA30767
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33113110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Bruker 80 0MHz NMR Upgrade to existing equipment.
This was negotiated by RCUK.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 368 029.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33113110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Joseph Black Building, The Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bruker 800 MHz NMR Upgrade of existing equipment.
This was part of a collective bargain for several sites.
Orchestrated by RCUK.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Bruker 800 MHz NMR Upgrade. This project is to upgrade existing Bruker NMR equipment.
EPSRC/RCUK is establishing A National Network for Applications of High-Field NMR in the Life and Physical.
Sciences with Edinburgh 1 of a number of institutions involved in the network. All of which will be operating the BRUKER equipment to ensure consistency of results and information exchange.
The upgrade is only available through Bruker and the ESPRC/CRUK negotiated pricing etc. based on a collective agreement for all the institutions involved in the network.
In accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Specifically Reg 33(1)(b)ii. Competition is absent for technical reasons.
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: NCA30758
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/06/2018
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
Bruker UK Limited
Banner Lane
Coventry
CV4 9GH
UK
Telephone: +44 24768955200
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:
: 1 368 030.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:548107)
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
13/07/2018