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Published 23 Mar 2021, 14:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hopwood Hall College Analytical Science Lab Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Hopwood Hall College (Education)

4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 4 lots to bidMax 4 lots per supplier
Awarded value£116,4914 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021awarded 28 May 2021
Awarded to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent Technologies LDA (Dako)4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The College have a requirement to purchase 4 pieces of equipment to deliver their T level and HNC/D Science from September 2021.

CPV: Mass spectrometer · Spectrometers

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Fourier Transform Infra-red spectrometerAwarded

For the qualitative and quantitative measurement of gas(vapour)/liquid/solid organic molecules

Delivery: North West · Manchester
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Mass SpectrometerAwarded

For the qualitative and quantitative measurement of gas/liquid/solid organic molecules

Delivery: North West · Manchester
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectrometerAwarded

For the qualitative measurement of liquid/solid organic molecules

Delivery: North West · Manchester
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4High Performance Liquid ChromatographyAwarded

Separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture.

Delivery: North West · Manchester
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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Support and Maintenance: 15%
  • Added Value: 15%
  • Total cost of equipment to include warranty and maintenance: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Support and Maintenance: 15.00%
  • Added Value: 15.00%
  • Total cost of equipment to include warranty and maintenance: 70.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: As stated within the SQ/ITT documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
23 Mar 2021, 14:36 GMT
Last source update
28 May 2021, 15:33 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
CA8506 - HHCSCI2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012022
Classification (CPV)
Mass spectrometerSpectrometers
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e5f Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
23 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 28 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 May 2021, 15:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2021, 15:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £116,4914 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 18
Contracts signed 4latest 28 May 2021

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Fourier Transform Infra-red spectrometer5bids———
2 · Mass Spectrometer5bids———
3 · Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer4bids———
4 · High Performance Liquid Chromatography4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hopwood Hall College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Rochdale Campus, St Mary's Gate, Rochdale, London, M24 6XHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TenetMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.