Official UK procurement notice
Tender for a Biological Atomic Force Microscopy (bioAFM)
Authority: Swansea University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase will include instrumentation to hybrid with the Zeiss 510 confocal capacity currently on site and will include provision to image and force characterise the interactions between target compounds and their intended drug delivery moieties/target cells, using all available AFM data channels (specifically height and mechanical z scale information).
CPV: Microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Cluster for Epigenomics and Antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Therapeutics (CEAT) is a…Awarded
The Cluster for Epigenomics and Antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Therapeutics (CEAT) is a GBP 2.6m project, led by the Reproductive Biology and Gynaecological Oncology (RBGO) group at Swansea University Medical School and is aimed at developing new therapeutics for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
The purchase will include instrumentation to hybrid with the Zeiss 510 confocal capacity currently on site and will include provision to image and force characterise the interactions between target compounds and their intended drug delivery moieties/target cells, using all available AFM data channels (specifically height and mechanical z scale information).
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 (4)
- Technical & Software Requirements: 50%
- Aftersales Support & Warranty: 15%
- Lead Time: 15%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical & Software Requirements: 50
- Aftersales Support & Warranty: 15
- Lead Time: 15
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
SU55(21)- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004621- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02997eFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:108882)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruker AXS SAS | £270,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004621-2021-SU55(21)-1 · Bruker AXS SAS
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2021
- Value
- £270,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bruker AXS SASAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.