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Published 1 Nov 2023, 15:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2463/23Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2023awarded 8 Dec 2023
Awarded to Tracks Laser & Electronics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s University of Belfast wishes to build an integrated high frequency circuit design and prototyping facility. We are looking to purchase a completely integrated solution consisting of a laser ablation machine, mechanical milling machine, a convection oven for soldering, a through-hole electroplating machine, press capability for multilayer circuits, a pick and place system and a circuit board plotter. The new facility should offer a unified end-to-end solution, providing seamless fabrication capability, underpinned by comprehensive, single point of contact, training and support. It is required that the equipment forming the new facility offers compatible design specs, shares compatible software, uses common resources (such as a single air compressor system shared by multiple units), and builds an interconnected all-in-one fabrication environment.

CPV: Industrial lasers · Lasers · Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB…AwardedRenewal

Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

Extensions: 3 years, with options to extend by up to a further 24 months with the option to extend the maintenance until end of life of the equipment.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
Yes
First published
1 Nov 2023, 15:41 GMT
Last source update
9 Jan 2024, 15:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2463/23
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000693
Classification (CPV)
Industrial lasersLasersMachine tools operated by laser and machining centres
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04110e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Dec 2023, 16:01 GMT

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 9 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Dec 2023, 16:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Jan 2024, 15:53 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2024, 15:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tracks Laser & Electronics LtdSMEContract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility · Tracks Laser & Electronics LtdSME

    Signed
    8 Dec 2023
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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.