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Published 20 May 2021, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 3 lots per supplier
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK41)
Published estimate£609,167total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 21 Jun 2021awarded 31 Aug 2021
Awarded to JEOL (UK) Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 28 Feb 2022 · starts 14 Jul 2021

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2.5 years. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone. This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network.

CPV: Scanning electron microscopes

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£628,940 together) · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Purchase of Scanning Electron MicroscopesAwarded 8 moPublished value£61,540

Lot 1 - Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope

Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2.5 years. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone.

This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network.

Contract period: 14 Jul 2021 – 28 Feb 2022 (8 mo)
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
38511100 Scanning electron microscopes
Lot #2Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSDCancelled 8 moPublished value£245,000

Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSD

Contract period: 14 Jul 2021 – 28 Feb 2022 (8 mo)
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
38511100 Scanning electron microscopes
Lot #3Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological ApplicationsCancelled 8 moPublished value£322,400

Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological Applications

Contract period: 14 Jul 2021 – 28 Feb 2022 (8 mo)
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
38511100 Scanning electron microscopes

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Cost: Pass/Fail
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3

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
20 May 2021, 15:06 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2021, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
LS/UoP/PEMC_Microscopes012/021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023718
Classification (CPV)
Scanning electron microscopes
Delivery area
South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b340 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=37999&B=UNIVERSITYPLYMOUTH ↗

Submission deadline
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jun 2021, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

21 Jun 2021 → 23 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jun 2021, 12:05 BST
  3. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    23 Sept 2021, 16:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2021, 16:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £604,9931 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes1 award
JEOL (UK) Ltd£604,993 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes · JEOL (UK) Ltd

    Signed
    31 Aug 2021
    Value
    £604,993
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 1128013 Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL4 8AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JEOL (UK) LtdAwarded supplier939456 JEOL House, Silvercourt, Watchmead, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL7 1LTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.