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Published 16 Jun 2023, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

3-axis & 5-axis CNC Mill · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Published estimate£220,000total for 2 lots

Submissions closed 17 Jul 2023awarded 21 Aug 2023

Awarded to Hurco Europe Ltd, Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Astronomy Instrumentation Group (AIG) in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University has been funded to provide two Small Aperture Telescope (SAT) receivers and one Large Aperture Telescope receiver (LATR) to the SO:UK programme, including the development of detector technology and associated horn blocks and housings. Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:

3-axis CNC for the manufacture of other SO:UK associated parts, and to relieve the workload through the AIG’s existing machines.
5-axis CNC mill for the manufacture of the complex horn blocks and detector housings.

Parts made using these new CNC mills will typically be from aluminium, copper, plastics, and steels; and will be of varying sizes and complexity. They will need to be machined to tight mechanical tolerances and will need to be of high-quality surface finishes.

CPV: Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery · Special-purpose product

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£220,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #13-axis CNC MillAwardedPublished value£75,000

Above threshold open procedure with pass/ fail technical requirements and scored desirable requirements.

Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:

3-axis CNC for the manufacture of other SO:UK associated parts, and to relieve the workload through the AIG’s existing machines.

Delivery: Wales · School of Physics and Astronomy, 5 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA

Variant bids: not allowed

39230000 Special-purpose product 42900000 Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery 42990000 Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

Lot #25-axis CNC MillAwardedPublished value£145,000

Above threshold open procedure with pass/ fail technical requirements and scored desirable requirements.

Two CNC mills are to be purchased for the in-house R&D and manufacture of components for the SAT and LATR receivers:

5-axis CNC mill for the manufacture of the complex horn blocks and detector housings.

Delivery: Wales · School of Physics and Astronomy, 5 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA

Variant bids: not allowed

39230000 Special-purpose product 42900000 Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery 42990000 Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Split
1 · 3-axis CNC Mill	60%	40%
2 · 5-axis CNC Mill	60%	40%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.

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: 16 Jun 2023, 11:43 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Award evaluation window: 17 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference: CU.1367.JJ
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-025764
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machineryMiscellaneous special-purpose machinerySpecial-purpose product
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d6f9 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:134204)

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 17 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/as… ↗

Timeline

17 Jul 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
17 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
Notice published
1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £220,5002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 21 Aug 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · 3-axis CNC Mill1 award
Hurco Europe Ltd	£75,500 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · 5-axis CNC Mill1 award
Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited	£145,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

3-axis CNC Mill · Hurco Europe Ltd
Signed
21 Aug 2023
Value
£75,500
Status
active
5-axis CNC Mill · Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited
Signed
21 Aug 2023
Value
£145,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · 3-axis CNC Mill	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—
2 · 5-axis CNC Mill	3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationHigher Education - Cardiff UniversityEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Hurco Europe LtdAwarded supplier 12 The Merlin Centre, Lancaster Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe, UK, HP123TBContact phone
Yamazaki Mazak Uk LimitedAwarded supplier Badgeworth Drive, Worcester, West Midlands, WR49NFContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria