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University of Leeds: Air Feed System

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Notice Summary
Title: Air Feed System
Notice type: Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice
Authority: University of Leeds
Nature of contract: Supplies
Procedure: Award without prior publication
Short Description: Integral to the research and development being undertaken by the University of Leeds is the requirement of a technologically advanced, air-fed feed delivery system. The system must provide for precise blending and programmed distribution of weighted feed of any combination to specific livestock in any area of the farm with zero contamination throughout.
Published: 16/01/2018 16:11

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UK-Leeds: Machinery for preparing animal feeding stuffs.

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, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133434104, Email: centralpurchasing@adm.leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: FAO Maggie Whitworth
       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: Air Feed System.
      Reference number: P/3124
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      16630000 - Machinery for preparing animal feeding stuffs.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Integral to the research and development being undertaken by the University of Leeds is the requirement of a technologically advanced, air-fed feed delivery system. The system must provide for precise blending and programmed distribution of weighted feed of any combination to specific livestock in any area of the farm with zero contamination throughout.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 1,190,000      
      Currency: EUR


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:
    This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that The University of Leeds intends to contract with Agrysis of Denmark for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance and support of a technologically advanced Air-fed feed system.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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: P/3124   Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Air Feeding System

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 15/01/2018.
      
      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:
          Agrisys A/S
       Cypresvej 3, Herning, DK-7400, Denmark
       Tel. +45 70220711
       Internet address: www.agrisys.dk
       NUTS Code: DK04
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 1,190,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 1,190,000         
         Currency: EUR

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


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      Agrysis is the only company currently evidencing their ability to create, install, commission and maintain a turnkey air-fed feed system. This uniquely designed, technologically advanced air-fed feed system is capable of achieving a high level of accuracy, capturing all relevant data for subsequent analysis to meet the University’s world class research requirement.
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   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 1133434104, Email: centralpurchasing@adm.leeds.ac.uk.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         The University will issue an award notice at the point at which the award of contract 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 1133434104
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/01/2018


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)
   Agrysis is the only company currently evidencing their ability to create, install, commission and maintain a turnkey air-fed feed system. This uniquely designed, technologically advanced air-fed feed system is capable of achieving a high level of accuracy, capturing all relevant data for subsequent analysis to meet the University’s world class research requirement.
   

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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 1133431810, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: FAO 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: Air Feed System            
      Reference number: P/3124

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         16630000 - Machinery for preparing animal feeding stuffs.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The AWARD OF A CONTRACT for a technologically advanced, air-fed feed delivery system.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,410,000
                  
         Currency:EUR            

   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 a notice of AWARD, the requirement was subject to a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that The University of Leeds intends to contract with Agrysis of Denmark for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance and support of a technologically advanced Air-fed feed system.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      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 (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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 12-23023
      
   

   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: P/3124    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Air Feeding System

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 06/03/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         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: 0

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Agrisys A/S
             Cypresvej 3, Herning, DK-7400, Denmark
             Tel. +45 70220711
             Internet address: www.agrisys.dk
             NUTS Code: DK04
            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: 1,190,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,411,670
         Currency: EUR

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

   VI.3) Additional information: Agrysis is the only company currently evidencing their ability to create, install, commission and maintain a turnkey air-fed feed system. This uniquely designed, technologically advanced air-fed feed system is capable of achieving a high level of accuracy, capturing all relevant data for subsequent analysis to meet the University’s world class research requirement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=309784887

   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 1133431810, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk

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




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
          Agrysis is the only company currently evidencing their ability to create, install, commission and maintain a turnkey air-fed feed system. This uniquely designed, technologically advanced air-fed feed system is capable of achieving a high level of accuracy, capturing all relevant data for subsequent analysis to meet the University’s world class research requirement.