Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Heriot-Watt University
Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton, Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
UK
Contact person: Richard Kinghorn
Telephone: +44 1314513704
E-mail: R.G.Kinghorn@hw.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://hw.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00307
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
Purchase of Research Raman Microscope
Reference number: HWU-UK-2324-255-00
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of Raman Microscope for Research purposes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
232 710.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton Campus
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University requires to purchase from supplier-Edinburgh Instruments Limited the following peice of optical equipment:
Fully automated Raman Microscope supporting up to five internal computer-controlled lasers and additional external lasers, including: 5 position grating turret (appropriate gratings supplied with each laser); Laser Intensity filter wheel adjustable from 0.01% to 100%; Motorised dichroic wheel for up to 6 Raman filters; Computer-controlled adjustable confocal pinhole for full control of spatial resolution and confocality; Multi-position motorised slit; Automated switching between lasers (where multi-laser option selected); Internal colour CMOS camera for viewing sample by white light illumination and laser spot simultaneously; Integrated neon, silicon and white light standards for calibration and validation; Nikon Eclipse LV100 Upright Microscope; LED white light source for Köhler illumination by reflected and transmitted light; Abbe condenser; Brightfield / Darkfield illumination unit; 225 mm spectrograph including: Adjustable motorised slit; 5-position grating turret & Ports for up to 2 detectors.
TE-cooled electron multiplying CCD detector for fast mapping applications. 1600x200 array, 16um pixels, back Illuminated with fringe suppression. Cooling down to -80 C. Maximum QE at 550 nm ca. 95%, spectral coverage for 380 nm – 900 nm with QE >40%; Computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse & software;
The Raman Microscope can also itegrate with exisiting Marzhauser Sample Scanning Slide Express 2 equipment.
Following market research carried out by the academic research team, there are no other suppliers available in the market to supply this type of equipment in the form factor required.
The principal purpose of the contract is to acquire goods in connection with research undertaken by the University.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ 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:
Yes
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Following the publication of a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT) 768488 on the 4th June 2024 . This is a contract award notice indicating that Heriot-Watt is now in contract with Edinburgh Instruments Limited for the purchase of a Research Raman Microscope.
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:
2024/S 000-017329
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HWU-UK-2324-255-00
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Instruments
2 Bain Square
Livingston
EH54 7DQ
UK
Telephone: +44 01506425300
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 232 710.60
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:769609)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/06/2024