Official UK procurement notice
Supply, delivery and commissioning of Cryogenic Materials Tester for Super Conducting Materials
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Strathclyde requires a single suitably qualified supplier to supply, deliver and commission a cryogenic material tester for superconductors to perform tensile testing on superconducting materials under electrical load.
CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Industrial machinery · Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment · Insulated wire and cable · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Strathclyde requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier…Cancelled
The University of Strathclyde requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to supply, deliver and commission a cryogenic material tester for superconductors. The equipment is required to perform mechanical and electrical testings for superconducting materials. The equipment must provide tensile and compression tests for superconducting samples and non-superconducting samples with a temperature down to 4 Kelvin. In addition, the equipment must be able to apply a direct current (DC) to the sample: without mechanical testing contacts.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Economic & financial standing
4B.1.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 1,200,000.00 GBP for the last three (3) years.
4B.5.1a - 4B.5.3 Insurances
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:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP
Public and Product Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = NOT USED
In respect of any one incident and unlimited as to number of claims, and adequate insurances covering all the Contractor's other liabilities
in terms of the Contract.
- Technical & professional ability
4.C 1.2. Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the 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 a minimum of three (3) examples of experience of supply and delivery of the equipment as detailed within the specification over the last three (3) years.
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 24 Nov 2021, 09:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-21771-2021- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006681- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f990Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:725128)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Dec 2021 → 8 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Next notice expected9 Dec 2021
- Submission deadline28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2021- Published value updated to £480,00015 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMTwas £300,000
- Status changed to active15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
- Deadline published: 28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT
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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.