Official UK procurement notice
3694/JN - Femtosecond Pulsed Wave Lasers
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWith funding from The Wellcome Trust the lab of Dr Andrew Lin in the University's School of Biosciences is out to tender for 2 femtosecond pulsed wave lasers.
The principal use will be: Two-photon in vivo imaging of fluorescent signals in intact biological samples, especially brains of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
CPV: Lasers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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: 80
- Price: 20
- 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, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2023, 15:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
3694/JN- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029130- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be89Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 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
Timeline
17 May 2023 → 3 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened17 May 2023, 12:01 BST
- Submission deadline22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Oct 2023, 15:11 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2023- Deadline moved to 22 May 2023, 12:00 BST9 May 2023, 09:38 BST+5 days · was 17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete3 Oct 2023, 15:11 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 17 May 2023 | 22 May 2023 | +5 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 17 May 2023 | 22 May 2023 | +5 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOPTICA Photonics AG | £164,820 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029130-2023-1 · TOPTICA Photonics AG
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2023
- Value
- £164,820
- Period
- … – 28 Jul 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TOPTICA Photonics AGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria