NEUPC Ltd: Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services

UK-Leeds: Laboratory reagents.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             NEUPC
             Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1134871759, Email: m.johnson@neupc.ac.uk
             Contact: Matthew Johnson
             Main Address: www.neupc.ac.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      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: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/mainMenu.html
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/mainMenu.html to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      33696500 - Laboratory reagents.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: Supply of Life Sciences Equipment, Materials and Services to the HE Sector.
Please note that each Lot must be bid on and an expression of interest submitted separately       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 200,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not provided

II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Life Sciences Equipment       
      Lot No: 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Life Sciences Equipment
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 50,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 12 months beyond the initial 36 month period
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes       
      Identification of the project: Projects to be identified in call off processes that may utilise funding such as from the ERDF or similar             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Link to express an interest in this Lot is https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XGD256T8T7       
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Life Sciences Materials       
      Lot No: 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      33696500 - Laboratory reagents.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Life Sciences Materials
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 100,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 12 months beyond the initial 36 month period
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes       
      Identification of the project: Projects to be identified in call off processes that may utilise funding such as from the ERDF or similar             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Link to express an interest in this lot is https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/36GZFWC8EH       
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Life Sciences Services       
      Lot No: 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      71900000 - Laboratory services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Life Sciences Services
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 50,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 12 months beyond the initial 36 month period
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes       
      Identification of the project: Projects to be identified in call off processes that may utilise funding such as from the ERDF or similar             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Link to express an interest in this lot is https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6RUKNF7F5U       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      As stated in ITT documentation    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      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    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 60           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: N/A    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   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 OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 07/12/2022 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 36
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 07/12/2022
         Time: 12:05
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   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. Please note each lot must be bid on separately as set out below.

Equipment Tenderbox - https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XGD256T8T7
Materials Tenderbox - https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/36GZFWC8EH
Services Tenderbox - https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6RUKNF7F5U

This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015’.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Laboratory-reagents./XGD256T8T7

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XGD256T8T7
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             NEUPC Ltd
       Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133443958
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             NEUPC Ltd
          Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1133443958
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          NEUPC Ltd
       Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1133443958
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/10/2022

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       APUC
       Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, FK8 2DZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1314428934, Email: dbenstead@apuc-scot.ac.uk
       Contact: David Benstead
       Main Address: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       NWUPC
       Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1612348000, Email: sarah.dye@nwupc.ac.uk
       Contact: Sarah Dye
       Main Address: https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      3: Contracting Authority
       SUPC
       Reading Enterprise Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, White Knights Road, Reading, RG6 6BU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1183784304, Email: t.a.smith@reading.ac.uk
       Contact: Taron Smith
       Main Address: https://www.supc.ac.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      4: Contracting Authority
       HEPCW
       8th Floor, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0DE, United Kingdom
       Email: franklinsp@cardiff.ac.uk
       Contact: Stuart Franklin
       Main Address: https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      5: Contracting Authority
       LUPC
       Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2073072760, Email: a.ramirez@lupc.ac.uk
       Contact: Antonio Ramirez
       Main Address: www.lupc.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK