Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh, Institute for Genetic and Molecular Medicine (IGMM)
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh
EH4 2XR
UK
Telephone: +44 1316518696
E-mail: derek.mills@igmm.ed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ed.ac.uk/igmm
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
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
Other: Medical Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NCA30911 Olympus Microscope
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Olympus BX63L MPE RS system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
195 304.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Weastern General Hospital, Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An upgrade to our multiphoton setup with a new upright microscope, Olympus FV1000 MPE system as part of a custom built multiphoton. This is now out of support from the manufacturer and although this microscope continues to work, many of the components are degrading in image quality. This new microscope will be placed into our existing setup, it is vital that it is compatible with the equipment that we have already invested in and currently use, this includes our picoharp FLIM system for Olympus microscopes, an Olympus 25x lens and lock in amplifier from APE. Many of these components are designed specifically for Olympus microscopes or have included hardware and software features added to them to allow them to work on Olympus systems.
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
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
As this new microscope will be placed into our existing setup, it is vital that it is compatible with the equipment that we have already invested in and currently use, this includes our picoharp FLIM system for Olympus microscopes.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
15/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Olympus Keymed
Keymed House, Stock Road
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 5QH
UK
Telephone: +44 7483926709
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 195 304.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:620660).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of the University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/04/2020