Official UK procurement notice
3420/JN - Aviation Fuel Thermal Stability Test Unit
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sheffield (UoS) with funding from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is establishing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC) to support and promote the production and characterisation of decarbonised and sustainable aviation fuel. To broaden and support our extensive research, development, and deployment activities at the centre, we are looking to procure a bespoke Aviation Fuel Thermal Stability Test Unit.
CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cancelled
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Aug 2022, 10:40 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2023, 13:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
3420/JN- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035a19Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Sept 2022, 12:01 BST
Timeline
23 Sept 2022 → 27 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened23 Sept 2022, 12:01 BST
- Submission deadline21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Mar 2023, 13:47 GMT
- Contract starts27 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2022- Deadline moved to 21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST16 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST+28 days · was 23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to unsuccessful13 Mar 2023, 13:47 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 23 Sept 2022 | 21 Oct 2022 | +28 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 23 Sept 2022 | 21 Oct 2022 | +28 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 23 Sept 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | +35 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 23 Sept 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | +35 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-08: 1 release · 9 Aug 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of SheffieldReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria