Atomic Force Microscope · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£333,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Nov 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Bruker Nano GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Edinburgh required a new state-of-the-art atomic force microscope for nanotopography imaging, quantitative nanomechanical and viscoelastic mapping, force measurements and force spectroscopy of synthetic and living materials & interfaces.

CPV: Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Under Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a…Awarded

Under Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification:

Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists).

Delivery: Scotland · James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD

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: 12 Apr 2021, 11:15 BST
Last source update: 12 Apr 2021, 11:15 BST
Authority reference: NCA30938
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-007548
Classification (CPV): Microscopes
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a4ed Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: After thorough market research it has been concluded that the NanoWizard® 4 XP AFM from Bruker is the only instrument on the market that can fulfil our specific requirements for precise measurements in our rich variety of bio/soft matter and materials systems under liquids, in air, at low and high temperature.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:636362)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £333,2001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bruker Nano GmbH	£333,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007548-2021-NCA30938-1 · Bruker Nano GmbH
Signed
12 Nov 2020
Value
£333,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bruker Nano GmbHAwarded supplier JPK BioAFM Business, Colditzstrasse 34-36, 12099 Berlin, DE3, 12099Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.