UK-Leeds: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1133434104, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Contact: Maggie Whitworth
Main Address: https://www.leeds.ac.uk
NUTS Code: UKE42

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: 3024 - Cellular Electron Microscopy Equipment
Reference number: B/3024

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).


II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

II.1.4) Short description: THIS NOTICE CONCERNS THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT for Cellular Electron Microscopy Equipment

The Astbury BioStructure Laboratory (ABSL) at the University of Leeds has AWARDED A CONTRACT for four instruments to perform correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) and electron microscopy of cells & tissues. These instruments are:

-A high-pressure freezer to allow rapid freezing of large and/or labile specimens whilst minimizing structural deformation;
-And a freeze-substitution unit for low-temperature substitution of water by dehydrating agents and fixatives;
-A cryo-ultramicrotome, for room-temperature and cryo-sectioning of samples for (cryo-)EM imaging;
-And a cryo-CLEM system, to image cryo-fixed samples by fluorescent microscopy, identifying interesting biological events for further analysis at high-resolution by cryo-EM.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 464,296.26

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description (lot no. 1)


II.2.1) Title:High Pressure Freezer
Lot No:1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKE42 - Leeds

Main site or place of performance:
Leeds


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: -One high-pressure freezer

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Technical capability / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Warranty, maintenance and aftersales support / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Lead time to purchase / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 10


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


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided

II.2) Description (lot no. 2)


II.2.1) Title:Freeze Substitution Unit, Ultramicrotome, Cryo-Light Microscope
Lot No:2, 3 & 4

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKE42 - Leeds

Main site or place of performance:
Leeds


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: 1x Freeze Substitution Unit
1x Ultramicrotome
1x Cryo-Light Microscope

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Technical capability / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: Warranty, maintenance and aftersales servcie / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Lead time to purchase / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 10


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


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the 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 OJEU: 2017/S 192-392668



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: 3024
Lot Number: 1
Title: High Pressure Freezer

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/03/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Woodlands Business Park, Larch House, Milton Keynes, MK14 6FG, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 201,154.96
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Award Of Contract (No.2)

Contract No: B/3024
Lot Number: 2
Title: Freeze Substitution Unit, Cryo-Light Microscope

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/03/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Woodlands Business Park, Larch House, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 263,141.3
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=309691361

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of England & Wales
Strand, London, United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1133431810, Email: t.p.brannon@adm.leeds.ac.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 01133431810, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/03/2018