Official UK procurement notice
3693/JN - Multi-Photon Microscope System
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWith funding from The Wellcome Trust the lab of Dr Andrew Lin in the University's School of Biosciences studies sensory processing and learning & memory in Drosophila, combining studies at molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioural levels. We are seeking a high-performing, adaptable, modular and inexpensive microscope system for multi-photon imaging of brain activity in vivo.
CPV: Microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qulaity: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qulaity: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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- 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 Apr 2023, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
3693/JN- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033380- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be79Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 May 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
17 May 2023 → 13 Nov 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 May 2023, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Nov 2023, 08:04 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorlabs Ltd | £168,708 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033380-2023-1 · Thorlabs Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2023
- Value
- £168,708
- Period
- … – 28 Jul 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thorlabs LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria