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Published 23 Sept 2022, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Plasma Focused Ion Beam and Gallium Focused Ion Beam Microscopes

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK)
Awarded value£1,790,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2022awarded 22 Nov 2022
Awarded to FEI UK Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Nov 2024 · starts 28 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice has been issued as a revision of notice 2022/S 000-035764 published on 16th December 2022. This notice contained incorrect weightings on the technical and cost criteria.

The IAC at UoB has identified a need to procure a Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) system, which allows for:

  • Dual-beam capability with field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEGSEM) and plasma-based focused ion beam,
  • Micromachining with high milling rates,
  • Sample liftout (size reduction),
  • Tomography with analytical capability – integrating energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) bought separately from a third party supplier,
  • Gas injection using XeF2 enhanced etch, insulator, platinum and carbon, with options of other gas species.
  • Cryogenic stage and vacuum transfer capability,
  • Preparation of specimens for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) while minimising FIB-induced damage, atom probe tomography (APT) and micromechanical testing.
  • Electrical feedthroughs for in-situ characterisation (minimum four channels for four-point resistance measurements).

In addition to the procurement of the PFIB instrument, UoB would like to also as part of this call upgrade the gallium focused ion beam (Ga-FIB) capability of the IAC facility, by procurement of a new Ga-FIB instrument, with the capability for:

  • Dual-beam capability with FEGSEM and gallium focused ion beam
  • Micromachining and imaging,
  • Microcantilever manipulation of specimens for TEM, APT and micromechanical liftouts,
  • Gas injection using XeF2 enhanced etch, insulator and organo-metallics containing platinum, with options of other gas species.

Both of these instruments will be utilized within the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC) microscopy and materials facility at UoB, which will be used by a large number of researchers from a large number of UK, European and worldwide Universities, Research Institutes and Industry, thus the equipment and associated software must be simple and straightforward to use, robust and also be sufficiently interlocked to protect the system against accidental misuse.

CPV: Ion microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The IAC at UoB has identified a need to procure a Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)…Awarded 2 yrs

The IAC at UoB has identified a need to procure a Plasma-Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) system, which allows for:

  • Dual-beam capability with field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEGSEM) and plasma-based focused ion beam,
  • Micromachining with high milling rates,
  • Sample liftout (size reduction),
  • Tomography with analytical capability – integrating energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) bought separately from a third party supplier,
  • Gas injection using XeF2 enhanced etch, insulator, platinum and carbon, with options of other gas species.
  • Cryogenic stage and vacuum transfer capability,
  • Preparation of specimens for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) while minimising FIB-induced damage, atom probe tomography (APT) and micromechanical testing.
  • Electrical feedthroughs for in-situ characterisation (minimum four channels for four-point resistance measurements).

In addition to the procurement of the PFIB instrument, UoB would like to also as part of this call upgrade the gallium focused ion beam (Ga-FIB) capability of the IAC facility, by procurement of a new Ga-FIB instrument, with the capability for:

  • Dual-beam capability with FEGSEM and gallium focused ion beam
  • Micromachining and imaging,
  • Microcantilever manipulation of specimens for TEM, APT and micromechanical liftouts,
  • Gas injection using XeF2 enhanced etch, insulator and organo-metallics containing platinum, with options of other gas species.

Both of these instruments will be utilized within the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC) microscopy and materials facility at UoB, which will be used by a large number of researchers from a large number of UK, European and worldwide Universities, Research Institutes and Industry, thus the equipment and associated software must be simple and straightforward to use, robust and also be sufficiently interlocked to protect the system against accidental misuse.

Contract period: 28 Nov 2022 – 27 Nov 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South West
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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • 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
23 Sept 2022, 10:50 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2022, 13:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036382
Classification (CPV)
Ion microscopes
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036add Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tenders.bris.ac.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Oct 2022 → 22 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    28 Nov 2022
  4. Notice published
    22 Dec 2022, 13:03 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2022, 18:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,790,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 22 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FEI UK Limited£1,790,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
FEI UK Limited£1,790,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Plasma Focused Ion Beam and Gallium Focused Ion Beam Microscopes · FEI UK Limited

    Signed
    22 Nov 2022
    Value
    £1,790,000
    Period
    … – 27 Nov 2024
    Status
    active

  • Plasma Focused Ion Beam and Gallium Focused Ion Beam Microscopes · FEI UK Limited

    Signed
    22 Nov 2022
    Value
    £1,790,000
    Period
    … – 27 Nov 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 5DSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The University of BristolReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FEI UK LtdAwarded supplier c/o Oakwood Corporate Services Ltd, 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, UK, WA14 2DT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.