UK-Middlesbrough: Microscopes.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1642342166, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk
Main Address: http://www.tees.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.tees.ac.uk/
NUTS Code: UKC1

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: NHC Darlington Confocal Microscope
Reference number: 17.98

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
38510000 - Microscopes.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

II.1.4) Short description: The National Horizons Centre project is receiving up to £3.2m of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund.

Established by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding.

The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of a microscopic imaging system with capability of taking confocal images with FRET and FILM capability in the same microscope to be located at the National Horizons Centre in Darlington.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 200,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Main site or place of performance:
Tees Valley and Durham


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of a microscopic imaging system with capability of taking confocal images with FRET and FILM capability in the same microscope to be located at the National Horizons Centre in Darlington.

The National Horizons Centre project is receiving up to £3.2m of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund.

A confocal microscope for analytical and life science research capable of FRET, FLIM in the same system with appropriate computer, operating software.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Price / 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
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): The National Horizons Centre project is receiving up to £3.2m of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme

II.2.14) Additional information: For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding.”


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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Not Provided


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: 17.94
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 26/06/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
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: 3

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) Limited
Lothbury House, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8PB, United Kingdom
Email: Lmstenders.uk@leica-microsystems.com
Internet address: www.leica-microsystems.com
NUTS Code: UKH12
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 286,347.48
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.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 16423845017, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk
Internet address: www.tees.ac.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 16423845017

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
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/08/2018