Official UK procurement notice
Titanium Sapphire Femtosecond Laser System
Authority: University of Southampton (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University requires a Titanium Sapphire Femtosecond Laser System capable of providing stable output for the generation of high harmonics at 1 kHz repetition rates. The output should be split between two separately controllable compressors with the power going to each being continuously tuneable. The costs should also include installation, operation and support for at least the minimum 3 years duration of the project.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Lasers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£335,000
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)
- Desirable Technical Requirements: 45%
- Training Requirements: 20%
- Delivery, Installation and Implementation Requirements: 10%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
- Mandatory Technical Requirements: Pass/Fail
- Desirable Technical Requirements: 45%
- Training Requirements: 20%
- Delivery, Installation and Implementation Requirements: 10%
- Price: 25%
- Economic & financial standing
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a Business Risk Report for all Tenderers and every organisation that is being relied on to meet this procurement, using an independent company called Creditsafe.
The University reserves the right to exclude a Tenderer or request provision of further assurances such as parent company or bank guarantee where a Tenderer's Business Risk Score is: "Moderate Risk"; "High Risk"; "Very High Risk"; or "Not Rated", based on the rating provided by Creditsafe
Where a Business Risk Score from our external system is not available, then an alternative method of assessing financial standing will be used. This method is detailed within the Invitation to Tender document set.
Minimum: Tenderers are advised that a requirement of this procurement is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract, the following minimum levels of insurance: Public Liability - £10 million Product Liability - £10 million Employers' Liability - £10 mi… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements of the award criteria:
- Mandatory Technical Requirements M1-M10
- Grounds for mandatory exclusion
- Grounds for discretionary exclusion
- Economic and Financial Standing
- Insurance
- Compliance with equality legislation
- Health and Safety Policy
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Jun 2023, 08:34 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2023, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
2023UoS-0725- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028383- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc50Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the Tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Costs and Expenses: Tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of responses and participation in this and all future stages of this procurement. Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs or expenses borne by Tenderers or any of their supply chain, partners or advisers in this procurement process. The University is not liable for any costs in the event of the cancellation of this procurement process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
27 Jul 2023 → 26 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened27 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published26 Sept 2023, 15:03 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2023- Deadline moved to 1 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST13 Jul 2023, 15:10 BST+5 days · was 27 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to unsuccessful26 Sept 2023, 15:03 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 27 Jul 2023 | 1 Aug 2023 | +5 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 27 Jul 2023 | 1 Aug 2023 | +5 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
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
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.