University of Leeds: 202223 2468 - Service Contract - Electron Microscopy

UK-Leeds: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       University of Leeds
       Purchasing Office, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133431810, Email: m.a.whitworth@adm.leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: 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: 202223 2468 - Service Contract - Electron Microscopy            
      Reference number: 202223 2468

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Notice of the AWARD a of service contract to the Original Equipment Manufacturer of Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 343,704
                  
         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 the AWARD of a service contract to the Original Equipment Manufacturer of Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

      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: 2023/S 000-014502
      
   

   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: 202223 2468    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: 202223 2468 - Service Contract - Electron Microscopy Instrumentation

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 19/05/2023

      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 Company, N/A
             11511 118th Street NE, Kirkland, 98034, United States
             NUTS Code: US
            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: 343,704          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 343,704
         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=788044631

   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, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1133431810

      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, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1133434104

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/06/2023




ANNEX D

   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
          The contract is to service and maintain a highly specialised piece of scientific equipment, dedicated scanning transmission electron microscope, a suite of only a handful such instruments in existence in the world, by its manufacturer, Nion Company. Given the highly specialised nature of this equipment, and the provision of spare parts service exchanges under this service contract quotation, no provider other than Nion could offer this level of service and maintenance. Nion Company manufactures highly customised and unique electron microscopes, which no third party could service. Specificities of the instrumentation that are currently unique to Nion include: ultra-high vacuum construction, high precision proprietary electronics, ultra-high energy resolution monochromated electron illumination system.