UK-Leeds: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus.

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1133431810, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Main Address: https://www.leeds.ac.uk
NUTS Code: UKE42

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Education


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: 202223 2468 - Service Contract - Electron Microscopy.
Reference number: 202223 2468

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short Description: Notice of the INTENT TO AWARD a service contract to the Original Equipment Manufacturer of Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

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

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 343,704
Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKE42 Leeds


II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Notice of the INTENT TO AWARD a service contract to the Original Equipment Manufacturer of Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)

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: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: 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 OJ S: Not provided

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: 202223 2468 Lot Number: Not Provided Title: 202223 2468 - Service Contract - Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 19/05/2023.

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
Nion Company, N/A
11511 118th Street NE, Kirkland, 98034, United States
NUTS Code: US
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No


V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: 343,704
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 343,704
Currency: GBP

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


Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=783118641
GO-2023522-PRO-23022941 TKR-2023522-PRO-23022940
VI.4) Procedures for review

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

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
University of Leeds
Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1133431810.

VI.4.3) Review procedure
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 1133434104

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/05/2023


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
The contract is to service and maintain a highly specialised piece of scientific equipment, dedicated scanning transmission electron microscope, a suite of only a handful such instruments in existence in the world, by its manufacturer, Nion Company. Given the highly specialised nature of this equipment, and the provision of spare parts service exchanges under this service contract quotation, no provider other than Nion could offer this level of service and maintenance. Nion Company manufactures highly customised and unique electron microscopes, which no third party could service. Specificities of the instrumentation that are currently unique to Nion include: ultra-high vacuum construction, high precision proprietary electronics, ultra-high energy resolution monochromated electron illumination system.