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Published 21 Jun 2021, 12:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-1481 SHG Crystal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2021awarded 23 Aug 2021
Awarded to Cristal Laser

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Proposals are sought by the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the supply of a large aperture, anti-reflection (AR) coated, single-crystal lithium triborate (LBO) non-linear optical crystal for use as second harmonic generation crystal in a high energy laser system as part of the EPAC Project with the option of a second purchase at a later date.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire
Extensions: The minimum scope of the contract is for the growth, cutting, polishing, coating, certification and delivery of one crystal to STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. STFC wishes to retain the option to buy an additional crystal with coatings at some point in the next four years.Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Jun 2021, 12:15 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2021, 09:14 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-1481
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022353
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02be34 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=624742489 GO Reference: GO-202199-PRO-18878483

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST

Timeline

28 Jul 2021 → 9 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Sept 2021, 09:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2021, 09:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £117,4251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cristal Laser£117,425 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022353-2021-1 · Cristal Laser

    Signed
    23 Aug 2021
    Value
    £117,425
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UKRIReview body SwindonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cristal LaserAwarded supplierN/A 32 Rue Robert Schuman, Messein, FRF31, 54850

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.