University of Leeds: 2 Live Cell Imaging Systems

UK-Leeds: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use.

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: http://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: 2 Live Cell Imaging Systems            
      Reference number: 376

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: NOTICE OF AWARD of two Incucyte Zoom live cell analysis systems. Additional compatible equipment designed and manufactured by Essen Bioscience will allow for integration of ongoing results with the existing laboratory research data and equipment and will significantly increase the laboratories current capacity for virus studies.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 243,020.64
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   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: NOTICE OF AWARD of two Incucyte Zoom live cell analysis systems. Additional compatible equipment designed and manufactured by Essen Bioscience will allow for integration of ongoing results with the existing laboratory research data and equipment and will significantly increase the laboratories current capacity for virus studies.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical capability / Weighting: 100
                  
      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
       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: Not Provided    
   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: 14/10/2020

      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)
             Essen BioScience, 06163601
             Units 2 & 3 The Quadrant, Newark Close, Royston, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKE42
            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: 243,020.64
         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=537954353

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court of England and Wales
          Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 01133434104

      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: 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 01133434104

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/10/2020




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 Essen Bioscience to purchase two Incucyte Zoom live cell analysis systems. Additional compatible equipment designed and manufactured by Essen Bioscience will allow for integration of ongoing results with the existing laboratory research data and equipment and will significantly increase the laboratories current capacity for virus studies.