Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 — 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
UK
Contact person: Maggie Whitworth
Telephone: +44 1133434104
E-mail: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leeds.ac.uk
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
3024 — Cellular Electron Microscopy Equipment
Reference number: B/3024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This notice concerns the award of the contract for Cellular Electron Microscopy Equipment.
The Astbury BioStructure Laboratory (ABSL) at the University of Leeds has awarded a contract for four instruments to perform correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) and electron microscopy of cells and tissues. These instruments are:
— A high-pressure freezer to allow rapid freezing of large and/or labile specimens whilst minimizing structural deformation,
— And a freeze-substitution unit for low-temperature substitution of water by dehydrating agents and fixatives,
— A cryo-ultramicrotome, for room-temperature and cryo-sectioning of samples for (cryo-)EM imaging,
— And a cryo-CLEM system, to image cryo-fixed samples by fluorescent microscopy, identifying interesting biological events for further analysis at high-resolution by cryo-EM.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
464 296.26
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2, 3 & 4
II.2.1) Title
Freeze Substitution Unit, Ultramicrotome, Cryo-Light Microscope
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Leeds.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1 x Freeze Substitution Unit
1 x Ultramicrotome
1 x Cryo-Light Microscope
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical capability
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Warranty, maintenance and after sales service
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Lead time to purchase
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
High Pressure Freezer
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Leeds.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
— One high-pressure freezer.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical capability
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Warranty, maintenance and aftersales support
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Lead time to purchase
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
Open procedure
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:
2017/S 192-392668
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 3024
Title: High Pressure Freezer
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Woodlands Business Park, Larch House
Milton Keynes
MK14 6FG
UK
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 201 154.96
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: B/3024
Title: Freeze Substitution Unit, Cryo-Light Microscope
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Woodlands Business Park, Larch House
Milton Keynes
UK
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 263 141.30
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2018326-PRO-12122513
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of England and Wales
Strand
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 — 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1133431810
E-mail: t.p.brannon@adm.leeds.ac.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 — 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1133431810
E-mail: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2018