Official UK procurement notice
RHUL-24001 - Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) Josephson Junction fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements
Authority: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London (‘Royal Holloway’ or ‘the College’) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of an ultra-high vacuum tool for the specialist fabrication of superconducting Josephson junctions and quantum circuits. This procurement is for both the initial purchase of the instrument, additional purchases directly linked to the initial instrument, and warranty and support over its lifetime. This will be subject to the availability of funding, future developments in the technology, and pricing in line with market value. Please see Appendix A for further information. The initial instrument purchase is subject to grant funding from Innovate UK and the College has a maximum budget of £481k excluding VAT. The College reserves the right to extend the associated warranty and support in agreement with the successful supplier but your tender response should only include your standard warranty and support.
CPV: Electromechanical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
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/Quality: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality: 80
- 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
- 22 Aug 2023, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
RHUL-24001- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002839- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f5f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=838579240" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=838579240</a> GO Reference: GO-2024126-PRO-25054883
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/7MM78X5XWG ↗
- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
Timeline
21 Sept 2023 → 26 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline21 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jan 2024, 19:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Jan 2024, 19:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angstrom Engineering IncorporatedSMEProcurement of an Ultra High Vacuum Josephson Junction Fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements | £5,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum Josephson Junction Fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements · Angstrom Engineering IncorporatedSME
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Angstrom Engineering IncorporatedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria