Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of a Benchtop Confocal Microscope
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI requires a benchtop confocal microscope for the laboratory of molecular biology
CPV: Microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1UKRI requires a ‘latest generation’ and ‘small footprint’ instrument that offers…AwardedPublished value£140,000
UKRI requires a ‘latest generation’ and ‘small footprint’ instrument that offers state-of-the-art imaging performance. The system shall be capable of multi-channel fluorescence imaging of, live prokaryotes, live cultured cells, motile live cells, freely moving small model organisms and of live tissue explants. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement… ↗
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 (10)
- Equipment Offer: 33%
- Larger Field of View: 6%
- Improved Uniformity of Illumination: 6%
- Imaging Rate: 6%
- Automated Objective changing mechanism: 5%
- Motorised focussing mechanism: 5%
- Epi-fluorescence widefield imaging: 4%
- Warranty: 5%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value Model: 10%
Published award criteria (10)
- Equipment Offer: 33
- Larger Field of View: 6
- Improved Uniformity of Illumination: 6
- Imaging Rate: 6
- Automated Objective changing mechanism: 5
- Motorised focussing mechanism: 5
- Epi-fluorescence widefield imaging: 4
- Warranty: 5
- Social Value Model: 10
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2023, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2456- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007487- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386b1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=768071352" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=768071352</a> GO Reference: GO-2023315-PRO-22325512
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Dec 2022 → 15 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts17 Jan 2023
- Notice published15 Mar 2023, 10:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Mar 2023, 10:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andor Technology LtdContract for the supply of a Bench Top Confocal Microscope | £139,990 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the supply of a Bench Top Confocal Microscope · Andor Technology Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2023
- Value
- £139,990
- Period
- … – 17 Jan 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Andor TechnologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria