Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Exeter
RC000653
Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
UK
E-mail: m.brine@exeter.ac.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.exeter.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042
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
Automated Liquid Handling Instrument
Reference number: UOE/2024/012/MB
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Automated liquid handling robot which is validated for and configured to run the Olink pipeline.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
227 300.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Automated liquid handling robot which is validated for and configured to run the Olink pipeline.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
The University of Exeter's requirement for an automated liquid handling robot, could only be fulfilled by this supplier due to the University's technical requirements. The instrument must be validated for and configured to run the Olink pipeline. Its setup includes 8 independent working pipettes and also a 96 pipette head capable of upto 1000ul volumes. The robot required a large deck sufficient for loading of all Olink explore HT plates, but also a deck that can also be used for other sequencing based protocols.
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 000-004506
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Automated Liquid Handling Instrument
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd
Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd
Unit 1 Forge Mills Park
Birmingham
B461JH
UK
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:
: 227 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Exeter
Finance Office
Exeter
EX4 4QJ
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Exeter
Finance Office
Exeter
EX4 4QJ
UK
E-mail: m.brine@exeter.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/02/2024