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Published 10 Sept 2021, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

A Biophysical Suite for the Characterization of Biological Macromolecules and Nanoparticles in Solution

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£428,000exc. VAT0.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 22 Oct 2021
Awarded to Wyatt Technology UK Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 28 Feb 2022 · starts 3 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Sheffield through this tender, was looking to purchase a biophysical instrument for the characterization of macromolecules (e.g., protein complexes, protein-nucleic acid complexes, proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, viral vectors, and biopolymers etc) and

nanoparticles in solution, to determine molar mass, size, charge, interaction, conformation and conjugation

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A biophysical instrument for the characterization of macromolecules (e.g., protein…Awarded 2 mo

A biophysical instrument for the characterization of macromolecules (e.g., protein complexes, protein-nucleic acid

complexes, proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, viral vectors, and biopolymers etc) and nanoparticles in solution, to determine molar mass, size, charge, interaction, conformation and conjugation

Contract period: 3 Jan 2022 – 28 Feb 2022 (2 mo)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Extensions: As described within the tender documentsVariant 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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Technical (4 criteria): 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality & Technical (4 criteria): 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • 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
10 Sept 2021, 16:05 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2021, 16:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
2997/DM
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028958
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02df9b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 3 Jan 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Nov 2021, 16:42 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    3 Jan 2022

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2021, 16:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £428,3631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wyatt Technology UK Ltd£428,363 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 028958-2021-2997/DM-1 · Wyatt Technology UK Ltd

    Signed
    22 Oct 2021
    Value
    £428,363
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Western Bank, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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