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Published 4 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ultrafast Laser Amplifier · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Heriot-Watt University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 5 Mar 2021awarded 12 Apr 2021
Awarded to Crunch Technologies
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The University is seeking a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a robust ultrafast laser system Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is seeking a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a robust ultrafast laser system

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University is seeking a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a robust…

The University is seeking a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a robust ultrafast laser system. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public

Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Delivery: Scotland · Heriot-Watt University Riccarton Campus Edinburgh EH14 4AS
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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of the amount listed below, for the last 2 years. Where turnover

    information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started

    trading.

    The Successful Contractor will be required to provide two years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to awarded to the Contract, or

    confirm in their tender submission the publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts if available in such a format. There must be no

    qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor’s economic and financial standing.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any contract, the types and

    levels of insurance listed below.

    Bidders also must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence at point of award.

    Minimum: Turnover Requirements Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 600,000 GBP for the last 2 years. Insurance Requirements It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any contract, the fo…
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
4 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
HWU1989
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001994
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f20 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Tenderers will be asked to submit the following forms. These forms are for information only and will not be scored. Form of Tender Bona Fide Tender Freedom of Information Supply Chain Code of Conduct The Successful Tenderer must confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The Successful Tenderer will be required to provide two years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to awarded to the Contract, or confirm in their tender submission the publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts if available in such a format. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor’s economic and financial standing. Where the capability & capacity of a subcontractor, members of a consortia or any other body will be relied on, separate SPD(s) are required from each of those other parties relied on. Where subcontractors are to be used but their capability & capacity are not relied on, the University may choose to request separate SPD(s). The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 17914. The ITT code is 38241. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 17914. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:642735)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Mar 2021 → 27 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Apr 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    12 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST
  3. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -7 days · was 12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.25 Mar 202112 Mar 2021+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.75 Mar 202112 Mar 2021+7 d

Tender submission amended to allow more tenderer bid time due to current COVID climate

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Crunch TechnologiesSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The University is seeking a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a robust…3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£296,900 – £300,000
Whole notice———£296,900 – £300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Heriot-Watt University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4ASContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Crunch TechnologiesAwarded supplier 4699 Nautilus Court South, Suite 203, Boulder, US, 80301Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.