Official UK procurement notice
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£540,000exc. VAT16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2024awarded 5 Apr 2024
Awarded to Cairn Research Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe have recently received internal investment to procure a new laser scanning spinning disk confocal microscope with super-resolution microscopy capability.
CPV: Microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Laser Scanning Confocal MicroscopeAwardedPublished value£540,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Meeting of the technical criteria: 60%
- Inclusion of a service contract and staff training: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Meeting of the technical criteria: 60
- Inclusion of a service contract and staff training: 10
- Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 18 Jan 2024, 15:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Apr 2024, 08:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UoS/OW/23/24/QTR3/Confocal microscope- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011040- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042e47Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2024, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Feb 2024 → 5 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Feb 2024, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published5 Apr 2024, 08:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Apr 2024, 08:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £449,8131 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Apr 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Research Ltd | £449,813 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011040-2024-1 · Cairn Research Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2024
- Value
- £449,813
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of SalfordReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cairn Research LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria