UKRI-2020 Direct Electron Detector

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Awarded value£180,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Mar 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Quantum Detectors Ltd.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct Electron Detector optimised for 100 keV imaging in electron microscopes

CPV: Electron microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Purchase of a direct electron detector optimised for 100 keV imaging in electron…Awarded

Purchase of a direct electron detector optimised for 100 keV imaging in electron microscopes. Additional information: Quantum Detectors is the only provider of equipment capable of meeting our requirements and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC

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: 10 Mar 2022, 14:15 GMT
Last source update: 21 Mar 2022, 12:15 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-2020
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-007552
Classification (CPV): Electron microscopes
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032056 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Quantum Detectors is the only provider of equipment capable of meeting our requirements and considers that award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=677251643 GO Reference: GO-2022321-PRO-19829485

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £180,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 11 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Quantum Detectors Ltd.	£180,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Quantum Detectors Ltd.	£180,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007552-2022-UKRI-2020-1 · Quantum Detectors Ltd.
Signed
11 Mar 2022
Value
£180,000
Status
active
Contract 006588-2022-1 · Quantum Detectors Ltd.
Signed
22 Feb 2022
Value
£180,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UKRI Legal DepartmentReview body SwindonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Quantum DetectorsAwarded supplier05575019 R103, RAL, Harwell, South East, OX11 0QX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.