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Published 3 Aug 2023, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dual Invert/Upright Switchable Fluorescence Microscope

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£52,000≈ £52k / year25.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2023awarded 10 Nov 2023
Awarded to Discover Echo Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 6 Oct 2024 · starts 6 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a fluorescence microscope system with a small bench footprint with both inverted and upright imaging capabilities.In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Fluorescent and polarising microscopes · Fluorescent microscopes · Inverted microscopes · Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a fluorescence microscope…Awarded 1 yrPublished value£52,000

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a fluorescence microscope system with a small bench footprint with both inverted and upright imaging capabilitiesIn order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Contract period: 6 Oct 2023 – 6 Oct 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not 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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the tender documents for further information.

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
3 Aug 2023, 16:47 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2024, 18:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
NH-07-23-LS-AEF-FLUORESENCEMICROSCOPE-IHP
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002499
Classification (CPV)
Fluorescent and polarising microscopesFluorescent microscopesInverted microscopesMicroscopes
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ece5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information and to express interest. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.The University expressly reserves the rights:i) Not to award any contract as a result of this procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.ii) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.iii) To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; andiv) To award contract(s) in stages.Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

4 Sept 2023 → 24 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    6 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 Jan 2024, 18:10 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2024, 18:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £65,2871 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Discover Echo LtdSME£65,287 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Dual Invert/Upright Switchable Fluorescence Microscope · Discover Echo LtdSME

    Signed
    10 Nov 2023
    Value
    £65,287
    Period
    … – 6 Oct 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Warwick

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University House, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Discover Echo LtdAwarded supplier The Courtyard High Street, Ascot, Berkshire, South East, SL5 7HP

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