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Published 21 May 2021, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Continuous wave UV laser suitable for PEEM/LEEM

Official notice

Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£349,807published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jun 2021awarded 4 Aug 2021
Awarded to Oxide Corporation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope is for a continuous wave UV laser system suitable for conducting cutting edge laser-PEEM/LEEM experiments. The laser system will be installed in the laser cabin associated with the I06 Beamline which already contains 2 ultrafast Ti:sapp lasers. Scope of the contract will include manufacture, delivery and installation.

CPV: Optical instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The purpose of this laser system is to generate photo electrons to be used in PEEM and…Awarded

The purpose of this laser system is to generate photo electrons to be used in PEEM and LEEM experiments. To achieve the best signal to noise possible the laser needs to be high intensity, continuous wave. UV laser with excellent spatial mode, narrow linewidth, and long-term stability. Ideally turnkey operation will be possible and minimum maintenance required.

All routing optics and auxiliary equipment such as laptops and chillers must be included. Footprint and layout must be included. All software required for full operation of the laser system must be supplied and training given on every aspect of operation and maintenance.

Please also supply options for extended warranty/service contract/service visits and the lifetime of key components, such as crystals, including replacement protocols.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not 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: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Experience: 20%
  • Support Effort: 2%
  • Delivery: 3%
  • Commercial: 5%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Technical: 30
  • Experience: 20
  • Commercial: 5
  • Support Effort: 2
  • Delivery: 3
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
21 May 2021, 14:59 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2021, 14:23 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
DLSITT0424
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019474
Classification (CPV)
Optical instruments
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b3bf Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Diamond Light Source will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jun 2021 → 11 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Aug 2021, 14:23 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Aug 2021, 14:23 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 Aug 2021, 14:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAward Criteria · II.2.5Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Weighting: 20 Quality criterion - Name: Experience / Weighting: 20 Price - Weighting: 60Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Weighting: 30 Quality criterion - Name: Experience / Weighting: 20 Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 5 Quality criterion - Name: Support Effort / Weighting: 2 Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 3 Price - Weighting: 40

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £349,8071 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxide CorporationSMEContinuous Wave UV Laser suitable for PEEM£349,807 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Continuous Wave UV Laser suitable for PEEM · Oxide CorporationSME

    Signed
    4 Aug 2021
    Value
    £349,807
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral Government

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Diamond Light Source LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawScientific Research Didot, South EastContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.