Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of 300L Fermenter, Steam Generator & Recirculating Water Chiller
Authority: Heriot-Watt University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University wishes to purchase a fermenter of 300 litre total volume that will primarily be used for microbial fermentation which can handle a range of cell types and carbon/nitrogen sources, some in the form of novel biomasses (often referred to as waste or co-product). Typically, this would be expected to be made up of a vessel, impellor(s), fermenter controller, probes, motor, and computer and would be supplied as ‘the fermenter’ package.
In addition, the University requires this to be sold and fitted with an electrical steam generator ‘steam generator’ and a recirculating water chiller ‘recirculating water chiller’.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Commercial: 40
- Economic & financial standing
The Successful Contractor will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 1,500,000GBP for the last 2 years.
Where turnover information requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were setup/started trading.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any contract, the following types and levels of insurance: Employer's(Compulsory)Liability Insurance=5,000,000GBP Product Liability Insurance=2,000,000GBP Public Liability…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2024, 09:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
HWU-UK-2324-178-00- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007792- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042e41Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts(Scotland)Regulations 2015. Tenderers will be asked to submit the following forms.These forms are for information only and will not be scored : Form of Tender, Bona Fide Tender, Freedom of Information, Supply Chain Code of Conduct. The Successful Tenderer must confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act2015. The Successful Tenderer will be required to provide two years audited accounts,or equivalent prior to awarded to the Contract,or confirm in their tender submission the publicly accessible,free,online location of accounts if available in such a format. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor’s economic and financial standing. Where the capability & capacity of a subcontractor,members of a consortia or any other body will be relied on,separate ESPD(s)are required from each of thoseother parties relied on. Where subcontractors are to be used but their capability & capacity are not relied on,the University may choose to request separate ESPD(s). The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25951. The ITT code is 53451. (SC Ref:760750)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Feb 2024 → 12 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Mar 2024, 09:49 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2024, 09:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infors UK LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007792-2024-HWU-UK-2324-178-00-1 · Infors UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University wishes to purchase a fermenter of 300 litre total volume that will… | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 9 | — | £414,020 – £728,790 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £414,020 – £728,790 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Infors UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.