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Published 3 May 2022, 15:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Research Collaboration Project to investigate highly antimicrobial inorganic coatings for infection control

Official notice

Authority: University of the Highlands and Islands (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University wishes to invite tenders to supply and work with The University in a Research Collaboration Project. The subject of the Project is the evaluation of technologies for the production of adherent, hard, inorganic antimicrobial coatings.

CPV: Application work of protective coatings · Basic inorganic chemicals · Biomedical equipment · Coating materials · Laboratory services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Inverness
Extensions: Following the conclusion of the Research Collaboration Agreement, a three year maintenance and servicing plan will be required, as will technical support for a period of three years.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: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Process Capability: 25%
  • Service Delivery: 25%
  • Quality Management and Assurance: 15%
  • Post Project Support: 5%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Process Capability: 25%
  • Service Delivery: 25%
  • Quality Management and Assurance: 15%
  • Post Project Support: 5%
  • Fair Work Practices: 5%
  • Price: 25%
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    Bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:

    • Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP 5 Million
    • Product Liability Insurance = GBP 5 Million
    • Public Liability Insurance = GBP 5 Million
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
3 May 2022, 15:58 BST
Last source update
31 May 2022, 10:45 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
UHI-LAB-22803
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015155
Classification (CPV)
Application work of protective coatingsBasic inorganic chemicalsBiomedical equipmentCoating materialsLaboratory servicesResearch services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033313 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This requirement is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 Programme Scotland. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21237. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:691549)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jun 2022, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 May 2022 → 6 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 May 2022, 10:45 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jun 2022, 12:01 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
    11 May 2022, 15:20 BST
    +5 days · was 1 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to cancelled
    31 May 2022, 10:45 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.21 Jun 20226 Jun 2022+5 d

Delivery Deadline and Contract Duration. Research Collaboration Agreement Renewal II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Duration in Months should now read 71, rather than 66. This is to allow for a longer delivery deadline due to supply chain issues. Description of renewals: It should also be noted that following the expiry of the Research Collaboration…

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-05: 1 release · 3 May 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 12B Ness Walk, INVERNESS, Scotland, IV35SQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Inverness

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.