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Published 27 Oct 2023, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T1047 Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)

Official notice

Authority: University of Essex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£575,000exc. VAT19.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2023awarded 8 Dec 2023
Awarded to PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance. The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions. Details of the technical capability and performance requirements are detailed in the technical specification contained within the tender document pack.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£575,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: An option exists to extend the maintenance, service and warranty contract.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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
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
27 Oct 2023, 14:53 BST
Last source update
11 Jan 2024, 09:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN1568
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000895
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2023 → 11 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Jan 2024, 09:30 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jan 2024, 09:30 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 Jan 2024, 09:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £689,6641 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o.SMEPlant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)£689,664 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Essex

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 3SQContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.