Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Contact person: Christopher Wilson
Telephone: +44 2079115000
E-mail: c.d.wilson@westminster.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westminster.ac.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/business-services/becoming-a-supplier
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Flow Cytometer Instrument
Reference number: 19/26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38434510
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The School of Life Sciences is currently upgrading the teaching laboratory space, and as part of this would like to seek tenders for a new flow cytometer instrument to complement the 2 existing instruments. The new instrument will primarily be utilised in teaching undergraduate students and also be capable of delivering high quality results in research oriented flow cytometry. The new instrument which will be required to be delivered prior to the university financial year end of 31.7.2019 should be able to support a demanding teaching and research programme that includes a wide range of investigations including but not withstanding: the teaching use of the required instrument requires a robust and stable performance coupled with the ability to perform diagnostic tests used in a modern haemato-oncology laboratory. It is important that our students are trained on, and become familiar with instruments used in the state of the art immune-phenotyping procedures.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UW
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The School of Life Sciences is currently upgrading the teaching laboratory space, and as part of this would like to seek tenders for a new flow cytometer instrument to complement the 2 existing instruments. The new instrument will primarily be utilised in teaching undergraduate students and also be capable of delivering high quality results in research oriented flow cytometry. The new instrument which will be required to be delivered prior to the university financial year end of 31.7.2019 should be able to support a demanding teaching and research programme that includes a wide range of investigations including but not withstanding: The teaching use of the required instrument requires a robust and stable performance coupled with the ability to perform diagnostic tests used in a modern haemato-oncology laboratory. It is important that our students are trained on, and become familiar with instruments used in the state of the art immune-phenotyping procedures
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: After sales and training
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
16/07/2019
End:
26/07/2019
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Delivery required by 31.7.2019.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Instrument required for the start of new Academic year, which starts 1st August, funding available in current year only.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Ms Alison Sylvestre.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers interested in this opportunity are requested to register their interest by emailing a.sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk in order that the Authority can collect data on the likely number of interested suppliers and then to send communications to suppliers such as document updates and anonymised clarifications directly. Registration at this stage is entirely voluntary and is free of charge, but it enables the Authority to notify you directly of updates. The procurement documents will in any event be freely available at the site set out in Section I.1).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Telephone: +20 79115000
E-mail: a.sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk
Fax: +20 79115144
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.westminster.ac.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Telephone: +20 79115000
E-mail: c.d.wilson@westminster.ac.uk
Fax: +20 79115144
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.westminster.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/06/2019