University of Leeds: Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Holder or Holders

UK-Leeds: Transmission electron microscope.

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 1133438178, Email: s.j.greaves@leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: Sam Greaves
       Main Address: 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: Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Holder or Holders            
      Reference number: E/3147

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38511200 - Transmission electron microscope.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: NOTICE OF AWARD of a Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Holder or Holders for the nano-characterization of the morphology, structure and chemical composition of the early stages of crystallisation in liquids.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 152,275.57
                  
         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 a Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Holder or Holders for the nano-characterization of the morphology, structure and chemical composition of the early stages of crystallisation in liquids.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Whole of life cost / Weighting: 35
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical Capability / Weighting: 40
      Quality criterion - Name: After sales service and technical support / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Leadtime / Weighting: 10
                  
      Price - Weighting: 0
            

      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: The contract was awarded to the most economically advantageous tender based on the price per quality point. To determine the MEAT bid, the value of the bid was divided by the sum of the quality score - this determined the lowest cost per quality point


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation


   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 32-69429
      
   

   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: 30/10/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         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)
             Hummingbird Scientific
             Willamette Drive NE, Lacey, United States
             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: 152,275.57
         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
          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 1133438178, Email: s.j.greaves@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 1133438178, Email: s.j.greaves@leeds.ac.uk

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/11/2018