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Published 18 Aug 2022, 14:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PROVISION OF CLOSED CYCLE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY CRYOSTATS

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£331,500published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2022awarded 21 Dec 2022
Awarded to Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AWARD OF PURCH2138 PROVISION OF CLOSED CYCLE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY CRYOSTATS

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow
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: 180Price: 10
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • SYSTEM 1: PI Sam Bayliss Technical Specification: 82
  • SYSTEM 1: PI Sam Bayliss Delivery, installation & Acceptance: 8
  • SYSTEM 2: PI Luca Sapienza Technical Specification: 80
  • SYSTEM 2: PI Luca Sapienza Delivery, installation & Acceptance: 10
  • price: 10
Published award criteria (5)
  • SYSTEM 1: PI Sam Bayliss Technical Specification: 82%
  • SYSTEM 1: PI Sam Bayliss Delivery, installation & Acceptance: 8%
  • SYSTEM 2: PI Luca Sapienza Technical Specification: 80%
  • SYSTEM 2: PI Luca Sapienza Delivery, installation & Acceptance: 10%
  • Price: 10%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: - Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims. -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 G…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 190 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
18 Aug 2022, 14:24 BST
Last source update
22 May 2023, 10:21 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
PURCH2138
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014444
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035fef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:732775)

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
20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2022 → 22 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 May 2023, 10:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2023, 10:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £331,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd£331,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria