Official UK procurement notice
LUV01156 Perform Thermal Balance and Cycling of the SMILE SXI PFM
Authority: University of Leicester (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) Instrument is intended for use on the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) mission Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) to study the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere. As part of the instrument Proto-Flight Model (PFM) acceptance test campaign, the SXI instrument needs to undergo thermal balance and thermal cycling acceptance testing to demonstrate compliance with instrument thermal performance requirements.
CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£180,000
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).
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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).
- Price
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
- Services
- 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
- 27 Mar 2023, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2023, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
LUV01156- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016410- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b63bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Note: The University of Leicester holds an Open General Export License for the export of Dual Use Items to the European Union. Any movements of the SXI instrument must be able to be undertaken in accordance with the conditions of this export license. As such any test facility must be located within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (not requiring a license) or within the European Union. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=787966247" target="_blank">https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=787966247</a> GO Reference: GO-202369-PRO-23161540
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
Timeline
28 Apr 2023 → 10 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
- Notice published9 Jun 2023, 12:05 BST
- Contract starts10 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2023, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) | £179,356 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016410-2023-1-1 · Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)
- Signed
- 22 May 2023
- Value
- £179,356
- Period
- … – 7 Dec 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- See aboveReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria