Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 28 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Liquid Handling Robots for C-19 Testing

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£313,110published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jul 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Tecan UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

These 3 liquid handling robots will be used for testing for COVID-19 in saliva samples as part of the University of Edinburgh’s TestEd programme. The robots are required for testing all staff and students at the beginning of the September 2021 term.

CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Industrial robots

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Under Regulation Reg 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015,…Awarded

Under Regulation Reg 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification:

Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists); and

33(4)(b) For the purchase of additional goods, where the University would have compatibility issues or disproportionate technical difficulties in purchasing from a party other than original supplier.

Delivery: Scotland · Institute of Genetics and Cancer University of Edinburgh IGC Goods Inward Carrington Crescent Western General Hospital Crewe Road Edinburgh EH4 2XR

Extensions: This purchase includes application training.

38500000 Checking and testing apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
Last source update: 28 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
Authority reference: NCA30960
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-017896
Classification (CPV): Checking and testing apparatusIndustrial robots
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cd56 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The TestEd programme was established developed and optimised using a Tecan robot platform. It is therefore not feasible in the timeframe required for the project to re-develop the pipelines using an alternate robot manufacturer. This is particularly relevant as the robots require significant consumables and these are not readily compatible between manufacturers. In addition the Tecan platform has unique technical advantages making it suited to the required application.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:660929)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £313,1101 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Tecan UK Limited	£313,110 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017896-2021-NCA30960-1 · Tecan UK Limited
Signed
16 Jul 2021
Value
£313,110
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TecanAwarded supplier Theale Court, 11-13 High Street, Theale, UK, RG7 5AHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.