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Published 3 Jun 2021, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of a Laser Metal Deposition System

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT17.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jul 2021awarded 23 Nov 2021
Awarded to TRUMPF

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) requires a Laser Metal Deposition System (LMD), the LMD required must be a turn key solution capable of handling feedstock in the form of both wire and powder.

CPV: Industrial lasers · Lasers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) sought to acquire a Laser…Awarded

The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) sought to acquire a Laser Metal Deposition System (LMD). A high level overview of the requirement is provided below:

  1. The LMD must be a turn key solution capable of handling feedstock in the form of both wire and powder
  2. The offered LMD system must have solid state fibre laser with capability for performing additive manufacturing, Cladding/deposition, localised surface treatment applications.
  3. The offered LMD system must be capable of of providing output power ranging from 800 W to 8 kW (peak power) measurable at the workpiece (or metallic substrate).
  4. The offered LMD system must be a simultaneous 5 axis system with controller and functional using CAM programming packages
  5. The offered LMD system must have a closed loop process control and monitoring capability.
  6. The selected supplier is expected to carry out a SAT and deliver the equipment to the AFRC / NMIS
  7. The offered Turnkey LMD system must comply to all H&S regulations for the technologies (i.e laser proof viewing window, etc.)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.1.2 - Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 2million GBP for the last 3 years.

    4B.5.1-4B.5.3 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    The Contractor shall maintain in force with reputable insurers

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10million GBP

    Public Liability Insurance = 10million GBP

    Professional Liability Insurance = 2million GBP

    In respect of any one incident and unlimited as to numbers of claims, and adequate insurances covering all the Contractor’s other liabilities

    in terms of the Contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

    Please provide three (3) examples of supplying, delivering, commissioning and supporting a Laser Metal Deposition System, as stated within the contract notice, over the last five (5) years.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
3 Jun 2021, 14:05 BST
Last source update
30 Nov 2021, 10:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOS-20546-2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029653
Classification (CPV)
Industrial lasersLasers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b80e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015(SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:675371)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
6 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jul 2021 → 30 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Nov 2021, 10:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Nov 2021, 10:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,410,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TRUMPF£1,410,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 029653-2021-UOS-20546-2021-1 · TRUMPF

    Signed
    23 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,410,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TRUMPFAwarded supplier President Way, Airport Executive Park, Luton, East of England, LU2 9NLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.