Official UK procurement notice
Drop Tower System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Robert Gordon University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRGU is required to purchase one universal testing machine (Drop Tower System) for impact testing within the School of Engineering. It is seen as key piece of equipment to support teaching and research at the University.
CPV: Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating · Installation services of testing equipment · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments · Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator · Technical testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Purchase of Drop Tower SystemAwardedPublished value£140,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 1 Nov 2023, 13:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2024, 11:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
007/23/HG- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003337- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0410eeFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:756862)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2023 → 1 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Feb 2024, 11:43 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2024, 15:47 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instron | £116,252 † | — | Awarded |
| DWE Scientific LtdSME | £111,426 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002298-2024-007/23/HG-1 · Instron
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2024
- Value
- £116,252
- Status
- active
Drop Tower System · DWE Scientific LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2024
- Value
- £111,426
- Status
- active
- Change Awarded incorrectly, error made during price evaluation., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Awarded incorrectly, error made during price evaluation.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- DWE Scientific LtdAwarded supplier
- InstronAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.