Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Exeter
RC000653
Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
UK
E-mail: procurement@exeter.ac.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.exeter.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Optics Circuit
Reference number: UOE/2023/010/CH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The optical interferometry group in the department of Physics and Astronomy is undertaking the development BIFROST, a new instrument for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). As part of this development process the group is procuring two photonics devices, each containing two Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) to function as the beam combining device within the BIFROST instrument. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101003096).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
102 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The optical interferometry group in the department of Physics and Astronomy is undertaking the development BIFROST, a new instrument for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). As part of this development process the group is procuring two photonics devices, each containing two Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) to function as the beam combining device within the BIFROST instrument. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101003096).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40
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:
Yes
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:
2023/S 000-009829
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Integrated Optics Circuit
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teem Photonics SA
FR20 399 229 434
61 chemin du vieux chêne
Meylan
38240
FR
E-mail: sales@teemphotonics.com
NUTS: FR
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 102 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Exeter
Northcote House, Streatham Campus
Exeter
EX4 4QJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@exeter.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/09/2023