Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/
Telephone: +44 1912086298
E-mail: purchasing@ncl.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1912228845
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: university
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
(NU/1315) The Supply, Installation and Maintenance of a Computerised Tomography System.
Reference number: NU/1315
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33115000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Newcastle University's Faculty of Medical Sciences Preclinical In Vivo Imaging (PIVI) Facility requires a Preclinical Computerised Tomography (CT) system which can be used as a stand-alone system as well as in conjunction with the optical imaging system namely the In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS) to achieve image co-registration between IVIS and CT.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
193 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33115100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Newcastle upon Tyne.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of this tender is for the supply, installation and maintenance of a preclinical CT system. The CT is required for research purpose to facilitate for various research groups across Newcastle University. The system should encompass integrated workstation, display monitor and software to enable the daily use, maintenance and quality control/performance tracking of the system.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Ability to meet technical specification
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Quality of warranty, maintenance and servicing
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality of training
/ Weighting: 4
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 45
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 143-294130
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
13/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bruker UK Ltd
Banner Lane
Coventry
CV4 9GH
UK
NUTS: UKG33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 193 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Newcastle University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address referred to in part 1.1 above.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2017