Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UKRI
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
E-mail: Research.Tenders@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://delta-esourcing.com/respond/HH6899NB74
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UKRI — IMAT Radial Collimators
Reference number: RE19190
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of 3 pairs of collimators for UKRI — STFC.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UKRI-STFC have a requirement for the supply of 3 pairs of radial collimators to be used on the IMAT instrument at Rutherton Appleton laboratory. A collimator is a device that narrows a beam of particles or waves. To narrow can mean either to cause the directions of motion to become more aligned in a specific direction (i.e., make collimated light or parallel rays), or to cause the spatial cross section of the beam to become smaller (beam limiting device).
IMAT (imaging and materials science and engineering) is a neutron imaging and diffraction instrument for materials science, materials processing and engineering. The special features of the instrument will be energy-selective neutron imaging and the combination of neutron imaging and neutron diffraction.
IMAT will offer a combination of imaging and spatially resolved diffraction modes such as neutron radiography, neutron tomography, energy-selective imaging, neutron strain scanning, crystallographic structure and phase analysis, texture analysis, and non-destructive testing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
03/02/2020
End:
02/02/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/12/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/12/2019
Local time: 14:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority (CA) will continue to utilise the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for this procurement if the United Kingdom (UK) is able to gain access to the OJEU. If, however during this procurement process the UK exits the EU and this does not allow for any transitional arrangements of access aligned to the timings of the procurement, the contracting authority will as directed by the UK Governments Cabinet Office (via Crown Commercial Services) utilise the UK Governments own procurement portal to discharge the balance of its statutory obligations associated with this procurement. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (threshold amounts). The sourcing documents can be accessed at: https://delta-esourcing.com/respond/HH6899NB74 using the instructions detailed in I.3). The deadline for requests for participation is 20.12.2019 at 14.00. The closing date and time for bidders to submit their response is 23.12.2019 at 14.00.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.uksbs.co.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: Policy@uksbs.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.uksbs.co.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: Policy@uksbs.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/11/2019