Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Optics Circuit · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe optical interferometry group in the department of Physics and Astronomy is undertaking the development BIFROST, a new instrument for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). As part of this development process the group is procuring two photonics devices, each containing two Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) to function as the beam combining device within the BIFROST instrument. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101003096).
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value€80,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 40%
- Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 40
- Sustainability: 20
- Commercial: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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 Apr 2023, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2023, 10:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
UOE/2023/010/CH- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026908- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bc7aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 May 2023 → 12 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts30 May 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 Sept 2023, 10:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2023, 10:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teem Photonics SA | £102,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Optics Circuit · Teem Photonics SA
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2023
- Value
- £102,000
- Period
- … – 29 May 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- royal Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Teem Photonics SAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria