Official UK procurement notice
SparkFund - Provision of equipment and consultancy services
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF HULL (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSparkFund is an ERDF funded grants programme available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), located in either the Humber of York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas. The total value of the programme is £17.8m and it is in receipt of £9.8m of ERDF grant funding. SparkFund is led and managed by the University of Hull and a dedicated SparkFund Team has been established to act as the direct interface with eligible SMEs and to support them to scope, design and successfully procure goods and/or services.
The grant recipient, Additive-X Ltd wish to enhance their facilities and service offering at their main site in Ripon. The facility and technologies will provide manufacture of parts as well as tools, prototypes, jigs and fittings and will be able to print in materials suitable for a wide range of industries and applications.
This is a low-carbon R&D project requiring energy-efficient additive manufacturing of end-use parts at scale, with the least possible waste.
In order to achieve their aims Additive-X wish to purchase equipment which is the very latest cutting-edge technology to help future-proof the project.
CPV: Peripheral equipment · Printing and related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£189,998 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Large build volume, fast Fused Filament Fibre 3D printer capable of printing with continuous fibre reinforcement.Published value£150,000
This 3D printer must be easy to use, cutting-edge technology capable of high speed, high quality prints and strong parts suitable for demanding applications.
Lot #2SLS 3D printing system safe to use in a workshop environment, capable of printing with Nylon 11 CF, with maximum powder recycling.Published value£30,998
Easy to use powder technology 3D printer, fast printing with large build volume for lower cost and energy use per part, plus printing with 100% recycled material.
Lot #3Handheld 3D scannerPublished value£9,000
Handheld 3D scanner with reverse engineering solution including turntable and software.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Capacity: 80
- Price: 20
- price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: 20
- Capacity: 80
- Price: 100
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 120 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 12 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2022, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Nov 2022, 16:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN1434- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033845- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0368ccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Nov 2022 → 24 Jan 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published29 Nov 2022, 16:52 GMT
- Submission deadline9 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts24 Jan 2023
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Nov 2022- Status changed to unsuccessful15 Nov 2022, 16:51 GMT
- Status changed to active29 Nov 2022, 16:52 GMT
- Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT29 Nov 2022, 16:52 GMT+82 days · was 19 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria