Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 1 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Combine Harvester · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£404,700published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Zurn UK2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is looking to procure a plot-scale trials Combine Harvester which will be used by our School of Agricultural, Policy and Development, as part of research into crops. Our research focuses on combinable crops, from evaluation of different varieties and cultivars to investigating novel agronomic approaches for UK crops, improving their yields and resilience to changing climates.

Due to the research requirements, the Combine Harvester must have the functionality to calculate the harvest index for the combined crops, by accurately measuring the weight of both straw and chaff. The Header of the combine also needs to be available as 1.5m and 2.5m widths to accommodate harvesting operations on different plot sizes and crops.

Additional capabilities must also include:

Side knives. Left and Right Hand.
Straw chopper
Integrated GPS/GNSS positioning system.
Near-infrared (NIRS) quality sensor for GPS tagged grain quality measurements.

The University published a VEAT notice on the 1st March and observed the 10 full calendar days and is now awarding the contract to Zurn.

CPV: Harvesting machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · University of Reading

16300000 Harvesting machinery

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Mar 2023, 17:39 GMT
Last source update: 23 Mar 2023, 11:34 GMT
Authority reference: UOR/LAB/23/021
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008442
Classification (CPV): Harvesting machinery
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ad66 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Absence for technical reasons due to the research requirements for the combine harvester to quantify grain, straw and chaff biomass for yield and calculation of harvest index. The combine harvester header also needs to be available at 1.5m and 2.5m widths due to the research area and to accommodate harvesting operations on different plot sizes and crops.

Additional capabilities must also include:

Side knives. Left and Right Hand.
Straw chopper
Integrated GPS/GNSS positioning system.
Near-infrared (NIRS) quality sensor for GPS tagged grain quality measurements.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £404,7001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Zurn UK	£404,700 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Zurn UK	£404,700 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Combine Harvester · Zurn UK
Signed
23 Mar 2023
Value
£404,700
Status
active
Combine Harvester · Zurn UK
Signed
1 Mar 2023
Value
£404,700
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Reading

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: University Po Box 217, READING, South East, RG66AHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Zurn UKAwarded supplierGB-COH: Agricultural machinery Woodway, Princes Risborough, South East, P27 0NN
Zurn UKAwarded supplierGB-COH: Manufacturer Woodway, Princes Risborough, South East, P27 0NN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.