Teesside University: NHC Darlington Confocal Microscope

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