Find a TenderAwarded
Published 4 May 2022, 14:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FIB Scanning Electron Microscope

Official notice

Authority: Manchester Metropolitan University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £240k / year1.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022awarded 1 Sept 2022
Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 17 Jul 2027 · starts 17 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking to appoint through a competitive tender process a suitably qualified and experienced provider of Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopes.

CPV: Scanning electron microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #11.2 Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking to appoint through a competitive…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,200,000

1.2 Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking to appoint through a competitive tender process a suitably qualified and experienced provider of Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Contract period: 17 Jul 2022 – 17 Jul 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
i

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

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
4 May 2022, 14:23 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2022, 14:28 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
MMU1131
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025803
Classification (CPV)
Scanning electron microscopes
Delivery area
North West (UKD33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03338d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 → 14 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
  3. Contract starts
    17 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    14 Sept 2022, 14:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Sept 2022, 14:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,180,3811 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carl Zeiss Ltd£1,180,381 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • FIB Scanning Electron Microscope · Carl Zeiss Ltd

    Signed
    1 Sept 2022
    Value
    £1,180,381
    Period
    … – 17 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester Metropolitan University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation All Saints Building, Manchester, North WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

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