Tip Ehanced Raman Spectrometer

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£371,629published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Oct 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Nanonics Imaging Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tip Enhanced Raman spectrometer (TERS) which will provide nanometre resolved vibrational spectroscopy and chemical imaging with which to study a wide range of biomaterials, biofluids and biological tissues.

Nanonics hold the patent that means they are the only manufacturer that can offer an instrument that can deliver the in situ TERS measurements of externally induced phenomenon we need. The patented system also delivers Q factors > 1000 in liquids (about 100x better than anyone else achieves even with a non-TERS AFM ) and force measurements <5 pN (10x lower than any non-TERS system).

CPV: Analysis apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales · Cardiff

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Oct 2021, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 9 Feb 2022, 09:44 GMT
Authority reference: CU.721.JP
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-003675
Classification (CPV): Analysis apparatus
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02edfe Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The TIP Enhanced Raman Spectrometer is only available from Nanonics Imaging Ltd.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:118476)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £371,6291 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 18 Oct 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nanonics Imaging Ltd	£371,629 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Nanonics Imaging Ltd	£371,629 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003675-2022-CU.721.JP-1 · Nanonics Imaging Ltd
Signed
18 Oct 2021
Value
£371,629
Status
active
Contract 026257-2021-CU.721.JP-1 · Nanonics Imaging Ltd
Signed
18 Oct 2021
Value
£371,629
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

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nanonics Imaging LtdAwarded supplier Hartom 19, Jerusalem, IL, 97775Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.