CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

King's College London invites quotations for the supply of an Upright Multi-photon Microscope for the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, which is being funded by the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology.

The equipment will be sited in the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, New Hunt's House, 4th Floor, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 1UL.

All quotations will be based on the specified requirements within this Invitation to Tender. Please note that all communication regarding these requirements must be via the College's eTendering system, for the duration of this request for quotation and its subsequent evaluation.

It is required as part of the response that all special environmental or service considerations that are necessary for the safe and accurate operation of this apparatus are highlighted in the response to this specification.

King's College London is 1 of the top research Universities in the UK and as part of King's Health Partners, is closely integrated with clinical practice at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, King's College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley Trusts. This diverse community incorporates large numbers of researchers investigating disease, tissue specification and regeneration. The Guy's Campus houses the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology. The Centre has an internationally acclaimed reputation for research and teaching.

The agreement is by the terms and conditions set out in accordance with the requirements of the High Value Laboratory Equipment (HVLE) Framework Agreement let by the North West Universities Purchasing Consortium in 2012: these are appended to this specification.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Deposits and guarantees may be required and if applicable a Parent Company Guarantees.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payments will be made in accordance with the form of contract incorporating any amendments.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Joint and Several Liability.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

KCL-00000931

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Suppliers are required to register and express interest via the University's electronic tendering site at the following URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/kcl/

The University reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The University does not accept any liability for any cost incurred in tendering. Please note all submissions must be made electronically unless otherwise expressed in the tender documents. All submissions will be subject to the University's conditions of electronic submission found at the following URL:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/orgstructure/ps/purchasing/suppliers/etender.aspx

All tenders must be priced in sterling and payments under the Contract will be made in sterling.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent