University of Leeds: Upgrade to electron microscopy equipment.

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UK-Leeds: Electron microscopes.

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 01133438178, Email: s.j.greaves@leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: Sam Greaves
       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: Upgrade to electron microscopy equipment.            
      Reference number: 3332

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38511000 - Electron microscopes.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The University of Leeds intends to enter into a contract with Nion Company to purchase a significant upgrade to existing electron microscopy equipment.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,198,000
                  
         Currency:USD            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE42 - Leeds
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Leeds
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This is an AWARD NOTICE subsequent to a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that The University of Leeds intends to enter into a contract with Nion Company to purchase a significant upgrade to existing electron microscopy equipment. The existing equipment was designed and manufactured by Nion Company. All of the required upgrades will be mechanically integrated into the existing microscopy equipment, all of the required upgrades will be interfaced with the existing software control system. Introduction of 3rd party products and services would not be compatible with the operation and maintenance of the existing equipment.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      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
         

      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 (please complete Annex D1)


   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
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 147-336522
      
   

   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: 3332    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Upgrade to electron microscopy equipment

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 27/07/2018

      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: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Nion Co
             11511 NE 118th St., Kirkland, 98033 5666, United States
             Tel. +001 4255769060, Email: info@nion.com
             Internet address: http://www.nion.com/index.html
             NUTS Code: UKE42
            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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,198,000
         Currency: USD

      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=339066962

   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 01133434104

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The University will issue a notice at the point at which the award of contract is made. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.

      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 01133434104

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/08/2018




ANNEX D

   1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

      No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not Provided

      The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for supplies only): No       
      
      The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

      Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      
      
      Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: No

      Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No


   3. Explanation
          The University of Leeds intends to enter into a contract with Nion Company to purchase a significant upgrade to existing electron microscopy equipment. The existing equipment was designed and manufactured by Nion Company. All of the required upgrades will be mechanically integrated into the existing microscopy equipment, all of the required upgrades will be interfaced with the existing software control system. Introduction of 3rd party products and services would not be compatible with the operation and maintenance of the existing equipment.