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Published 13 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

3693/JN - Multi-Photon Microscope System

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000exc. VAT6.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 May 2023awarded 3 Nov 2023
Awarded to Thorlabs Ltd
Contract term Ends 28 Jul 2023starts 27 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

With funding from The Wellcome Trust the lab of Dr Andrew Lin in the University's School of Biosciences studies sensory processing and learning & memory in Drosophila, combining studies at molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioural levels. We are seeking a high-performing, adaptable, modular and inexpensive microscope system for multi-photon imaging of brain activity in vivo.

CPV: Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Contract period: 27 Jul 2023 – 28 Jul 2023
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qulaity: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qulaity: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Awarded
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
13 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST
Last source update
13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
3693/JN
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033380
Classification (CPV)
Microscopes
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be79 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 May 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2023 → 13 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £168,7081 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thorlabs Ltd£168,708 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 033380-2023-1 · Thorlabs Ltd

    Signed
    3 Nov 2023
    Value
    £168,708
    Period
    … – 28 Jul 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000667 THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thorlabs LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05081788 204 Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, East of England, CB6 3NX

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria