Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen' University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Contact person: Pamela Rodgers
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: pamela.rodgers@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://qub.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
QUB/2035/20 Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Electron Microprobe
Reference number: QUB/2035/20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38430000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s), School of Natural and Built Environment wishes to procure the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an electron microprobe analyser with for quantitative geochemical analysis of materials, including imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Queen’s is applying for funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to procure this equipment. Award of this tender is dependent on and subject to a successful bid by Queen’s. An assessment will also be made of whether the University can meet the funder conditions. Queen’s hope to have confirmation of the bid by the first week in December 2020. Instrument will be supplied, delivered, installed and invoiced received by 31 March 2021.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s), School of Natural and Built Environment wishes to procure the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an electron microprobe analyser with for quantitative geochemical analysis of materials, including imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Queen’s is applying for funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to procure this equipment. Award of this tender is dependent on and subject to a successful bid by Queen’s. An assessment will also be made of whether the University can meet the funder conditions. Queen’s hope to have confirmation of the bid by the first week in December 2020. Instrument will be supplied, delivered, installed and invoiced received by 31 March 2021.
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
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
One off purchase with the option to extend the optional maintenance and purchase consumables until the end of the equipment life.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
One off purchase with the option to extend the optional maintenance and purchase consumables until the end of the equipment life.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Queen's will be availing of Article 27 (3), Public Contracts Regulations 2015; where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice was sent.
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:
03/12/2020
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/12/2020
Local time: 16:10
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
E-mail: procurement@qub.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/11/2020