Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2164/21 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Advanced Imaging Core Technology Unit at Queen's University seeks to procure a Stimulated Emission Depletion Research Microscope. The tender will comprise the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the microscope, as well as ongoing warranty, maintenance and purchase of associated consumables.The Economic Operator must be able to deliver, install and commission the equipment and provide an invoice before 31 March 2022.
CPV: Inverted microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Advanced Imaging Core Technology Unit (CTU) within the Faculty of Medicine, Health…AwardedPublished value£400,000
The Advanced Imaging Core Technology Unit (CTU) within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences requires the purchase of a Stimulated Emission Depletion Research Microscope. The microscope shall have super-resolution capabilities (less than 50nm) equipped with sensitive detectors and motorized stage that allow acquisitions of multiple points located at different focus and large sample and software capable of stitching images of large specimens.
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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).
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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).
- Price
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
- 14 Oct 2021, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2022, 09:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2164/21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000836- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9Find a Tender
- Review procedure
This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 Nov 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2021 → 12 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Nov 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Jan 2022, 09:21 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jan 2022, 09:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leica Microsystems (UK) LtdSMEContract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope · Leica Microsystems (UK) LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2022
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leica Microsystems UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria