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Published 22 Jul 2021, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2122/21 - Contract for the Supply and Delivery of High Performance Stand Alone Mobile HEPA (or equivalent) Ventilation Filtering (Recirculation) Room Air Cleaners and Associated Consumables

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£685,3863 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2021awarded 5 Oct 2021
Awarded to Duct Services NI Ltd, Cross Hire Ltd3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Contract is for High Performance Stand Alone Mobile HEPA (or equivalent) Ventilation Filtering (Recirculation) Room Air Cleaners to be delivered for use across the University campus. The Contract is split into 3 Lots as follows:

  • Lot 1: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 600m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)
  • Lot 2: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1000m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)
  • Lot 3: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1500m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Queen’s reserves the right to purchase Units for a 12-month period from contract commencement. Queen’s also reserves the right to purchase extended warranty and the Units’ associated consumables/parts until the end of the Units’ life. There is no guarantee of minimum demand or uptake.

CPV: Ventilation equipment

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Units with an Air Flow Rate of 600m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Awarded

The Contract for Lot 1 is as follows:

  • Lot 1: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 600m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Queen’s reserves the right to purchase Units for a 12-month period from contract commencement. Queen’s also reserves the right to purchase extended warranty and the Units’ associated consumables/parts until the end of the Units’ life. There is no guarantee of minimum demand or uptake.
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to purchase extended warranty and consumables/parts until the end of the units’ life.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1000m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Awarded

The Contract for Lot 2 is as follows:

  • Lot 2: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1000m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Queen’s reserves the right to purchase Units for a 12-month period from contract commencement. Queen’s also reserves the right to purchase extended warranty and the Units’ associated consumables/parts until the end of the Units’ life. There is no guarantee of minimum demand or uptake.
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to purchase extended warranty and consumables/parts until the end of the units’ life.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1500m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Awarded

The Contract for Lot 3 is as follows:

  • Lot 3: Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1500m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)Queen’s reserves the right to purchase Units for a 12-month period from contract commencement. Queen’s also reserves the right to purchase extended warranty and the Units’ associated consumables/parts until the end of the Units’ life. There is no guarantee of minimum demand or uptake.
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to purchase extended warranty and consumables/parts until the end of the units’ life.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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
22 Jul 2021, 12:22 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2122/21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008104
Classification (CPV)
Ventilation equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cb20 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
23 Aug 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Aug 2021, 16:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Aug 2021 → 25 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Aug 2021, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Aug 2021, 16:01 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    25 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £685,3863 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2018 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 5 Oct 2021

Contracts

  • Units with an Air Flow Rate of 600m³/hour (clean air delivery rate) · Duct Services NI LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Oct 2021
    Value
    £100,223
    Status
    active
  • Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1000m³/hour (clean air delivery rate) · Duct Services NI LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Oct 2021
    Value
    £308,163
    Status
    active
  • Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1500m³/hour (clean air delivery rate) · Cross Hire LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Oct 2021
    Value
    £277,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Units with an Air Flow Rate of 600m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad7——
2 · Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1000m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)7bids · 7 electronic · 2 from abroad6——
3 · Units with an Air Flow Rate of 1500m³/hour (clean air delivery rate)5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Cross Hire LtdAwarded supplier416031 11 Broomhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Dublin, IE061, D24 PF20Contact email, phone
  • Duct Services NI LtdAwarded supplierNI609433 4 Flo Road, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT80 9HZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria