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Published 26 Jan 2024, 12:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Test Frame for Cryogenic Testing

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT43.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024awarded 15 Mar 2024
Awarded to Instron Division of ITW Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cryogenic Test Frame and 2 year warranty

CPV: Machine tools · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #11 Cryogenic test frame and 2 year warrantyAwardedPublished value£280,000
Delivery: UK, South West
Extensions: 2x 12 month extensions for Maintenance and servicingVariant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 60%
  • Quality: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
26 Jan 2024, 12:14 GMT
Last source update
1 May 2024, 10:02 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Feb 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013994
Classification (CPV)
Machine toolsMiscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0434e4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.tenders.bris.ac.uk ↗

Submission deadline
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Feb 2024 → 1 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 May 2024, 10:02 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 May 2024, 10:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £157,2711 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Instron Division of ITW Ltd£157,271 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 5DSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.