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Published 13 Sept 2023, 16:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

1831 / ITT /SC - UHF MRI Magnet, Gradient Coil Set, and Scanner Back-End

Official notice

Authority: University of Nottingham (Education)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£20,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2023awarded 15 Mar 2024
Awarded to Philips Electronics UK Limited, Tesla Engineering Limited3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Synopsis: This procurement relates to the establishment of a National Facility for Ultra High Field ("UHF") Magnetic Resonance Imaging ("MRI") to be located at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at the University of Nottingham. The tender is divided into three lots; Lot 1 – Magnet, Lot 2 – Gradient Coil Set, and Lot 3 – Scanner Back-End. Since Lots 1-3 will need to be integrated to form the UHF scanner, cooperation among the appointed suppliers is critical to the success of the awards. Further development will be required for the Passive Shielding and RF Cabin which will be tendered later in the process when the magnet design is finalised. Objectives:

  • To secure value for money goods and services for the UoN and UKRI;
  • To create an innovative and world leading national facility for ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging;
  • Establish a contract which agrees quality, price, delivery timescales, installation schedule, and aftermarket services accordance with UoN’s requirem

CPV: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£23,300,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #11831/ITT/SC MagnetCancelledPublished value£11,000,000
Delivery: East Midlands · Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Extensions: Please see Tender Documents: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/HomeVariant bids: allowed
Lot #21831/ITT/SC Gradient CoilsCancelledPublished value£300,000
Delivery: East Midlands · Please see Tender Documents: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Home
Extensions: Please see tender documentsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #31831/ITT/SC Scanner Back EndAwardedPublished value£12,000,000

Please see Tender Documents: in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingh… ↗. Additional information: Please see Tender Documents: in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingh… ↗

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Please see Tender Documents: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/HomeVariant bids: 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-Price: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-Price: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
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
13 Sept 2023, 16:07 BST
Last source update
3 May 2024, 14:09 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
1831/ITT/SC
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014362
Classification (CPV)
Magnetic resonance imaging equipment
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc81 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The University of Nottingham ("the UoN") is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Advertisement of any contract in the ‘Find a Tender’ and / or ‘Contracts Finder’ is at the sole discretion of the UoN and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no obligation to comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The UoN reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as the UoN considers necessary.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2023, 17:30 GMT

Timeline

8 Nov 2023 → 3 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2023, 17:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 May 2024, 14:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 May 2024, 14:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £41,000,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 15 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 3 · 1831/ITT/SC Scanner Back End1 award
Philips Electronics UK Limited£11,000,000 †—Awarded
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Philips Electronics UK Limited, Tesla Engineering Limitedjoint award£20,000,000 †—Awarded
Tesla Engineering Limited£10,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3 · 1831/ITT/SC Scanner Back End4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——
Whole notice4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Nottingham

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Park, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 2RDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CortReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.