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Published 26 Apr 2022, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lab Equipment Maintenance - University of Aberdeen

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 26 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Aberdeen wish to appoint an effective maintenance and repair service for the types of laboratory equipment outlined below. This tender exercise includes the requirement to supply all spare parts required to service, maintain and repair laboratory equipment, and all labour and materials for this contract to the satisfaction of the Technical Resource Manager and/or their representative.

The intention of this contract is to ensure that all laboratory equipment should operate safely, efficiently and in accordance with all relevant legislation and to the manufacturer’s specification.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This is an invitation to submit a proposal for Laboratory Equipment Maintenance for an initial 2 year period with 3 further extensions each of 1 year available. The contract is anticipated to begin 1st August 2022. At extension stage, new rates may be submitted but prices are to remain firm and fixed for first 2 years.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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Contract Management: 3%
  • Business Processes & Business Continuity: 4%
  • Quality Assurance/Continuous Improvement/Innovation: 2%
  • Personnel: 10%
  • Service Delivery: 46%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Contract Management: 3
  • Business Processes & Business Continuity: 4
  • Quality Assurance/Continuous Improvement/Innovation: 2
  • Personnel: 10
  • Service Delivery: 46
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
26 Apr 2022, 12:39 BST
Last source update
26 Apr 2022, 12:39 BST
Award evaluation window
26 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
AU21/63
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010698
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033068 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21203. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:691289)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2022 → 26 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Apr 2022, 12:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    26 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria