Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 — 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
UK
Contact person: Sam Greaves
Telephone: +44 1133438178
E-mail: S.J.GREAVES@LEEDS.AC.UK
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: 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
E/3441 — Specimen Finishing System, Ion Beam Thinning System
Reference number: E/3441
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38511200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Notice of award of a versatile Ion Beam Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) specimen preparation (thinning) and finishing system, equipped with a cryo-stage for low temperature sample preparation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
313 699.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Leeds.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Notice of award of a versatile TEM specimen finishing system, for thinning and clean-up of pre-prepared FIB lamellae and TEM samples.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2B2E82P4FT
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:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
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
Lambda Photometrics
Lambda House, Batford Mill
Harpenden
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 313 699.00
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. GO Reference: GO-201957-PRO-14869577
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of England and Wales
Strand
London
UK
Telephone: +44 1133438178
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 1133438178
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the head of procurement of the University at the e-mail address specified in Section I.1) and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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 1133438178
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2019