Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Lincoln
Brayford Campus
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK
Contact person: Laura Simms
Telephone: +44 1522886762
E-mail: lsimms@lincoln.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lincoln.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
Contract Award under Reg 32(5)(a) for OPTIma Data Acquisition System (DAQ's)
Reference number: 331
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31682210
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Design, fabrication and assembly of Data Acquisition System (DAQ) for the Optimising Proton Therapy through Imaging (OPTIma) camera 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:
677 712.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
Main site or place of performance:
Lincolnshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a contract award notice for the design and manufacture of a Data Acquisition System (DAQ's) to support the Optimising Proton Therapy through Imaging (OPTIma) Project. The DAQ's will be integrated into the OPTIma camera system which will be used in the Research Room of the NHS Proton Beam Therapy Centre at The Christie Hospital Manchester. The instrument is for research purposes only and is a single unit only. The instrument will be used to examine Proton Computed Tomography (PCT) with a scanning beam and look at the feasibility of using proton PCT for treatment planning. OPTIma builds directly on the previous PRaVDA project technology, The DAQ's in the PRaVDA project were designed and manufactured by aSpect and we are building directly on their base technology.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 100
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 products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation
Whilst the value of this procurement is above the PCR 2015 threshold for supplies, there are legitimate grounds for invoking regulation 32(5)(a) as the supplies being procured are specifically being manufactured for the purpose of research with no intention to establish commercial viability or recover research and development costs.
The Data Acquisition System (DAQs) being designed and manufactured will be integrated into the OPTIma camera system (OPTIma) which will be used in the Research Room of the Proton Therapy Centre at the Christie Hospital in Manchester. The instrument is for research purposes only and is a single unit only. OPTIma builds directly on previous PRaVDA project technology. It would not be possible for another manufacturer to compete in this situation. The DAQs in the PRaVDA project were designed and manufactured by Aspect GmbH and we are building directly on their base technology.
Given the unique nature of this purchase and the background of pre-established highly specialist technology, it would be impossible to run a competitive procurement. The use of Regulation 32(5)(a) is a suitable route to the University for this purchase and the award adheres to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a legally compliant route.
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
02/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspect Systems GmbH
HRB21641
Eisenbahnstr. 2, 01097
Dresden
DE
Telephone: +49 3518996755
E-mail: info@aspect-sys.com
NUTS: DE
Internet address(es)
URL: www.aspect-sys.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 677 712.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=623103890
GO Reference: GO-202192-PRO-18839280
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK
E-mail: Lsimms@lincoln.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide 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).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/09/2021