Official UK procurement notice
Air Purification of Teaching Spaces
Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to a project to establish an agreement for the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of Air Purification equipment to reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission in Teaching spaces.
CPV: Air filters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Aberdeen has a requirement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation…
The University of Aberdeen has a requirement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Air Purification equipment to reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission in Teaching spaces. The University has a need to return to normal room capacities to meet on-campus needs whilst taking into consideration the fact that there has been no reduction in the Covid-19 heightened ventilation guidance introduced during the pandemic.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jun 2022, 16:46 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jun 2022, 16:46 BST
- Authority reference
AU22/12- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017665- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Negotiated procedure without prior publication.
Justification for selecting award procedure:
Regulation 33(c)where (but only if it is strictly necessary) for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for open procedure, restricted procedure or competitive procedure with negotiation cannot be complied with.
Only through the recent conclusion of a project to fully analyse and review ventilation in all naturally ventilated spaces within the University, combined with no reduction in the covid heightened ventilation guidance introduced during the pandemic, did it become apparent that existing ventilation would not be suitable for campus needs within teaching spaces.
While ventilation has been a concern throughout the pandemic period, it was only through conclusion of the project and the fact that Covid 19 ventilation guidance has not reduced that the need to enhance air purification to meet campus needs became clear. That had not been foreseen by the University. With the existing ventilation system, capacity within teaching spaces would be compromised and would not allow timetabling to conclude successfully for new semester.
Publisher note: Please Note:The date included at V.2.1 of this notice refers to the date for the publication of this Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice only. The University of Aberdeen will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to suppliers by means of this VEAT notice. The Standstill period will be for a period of 10 calendar days. (SC Ref:698439)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| a-mac environmental ltdSME | £605,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017665-2022-AU22/12-1 · a-mac environmental ltdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £605,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sherrif CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- a-mac environmental ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.