Find a TenderAwarded
Published 1 Feb 2024, 14:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of a 5 Stage Mixed- Suspension, Mixed-Product Removal (MSMPR) system

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000exc. VAT29.6% below first published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2024awarded 5 Dec 2024
Awarded to Alconbury Weston Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract Award Notice relates to the contract appointed to a sole supplier to provide the Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation centre (CMAC) with a 5 stage Mixed-Suspension, Mixed-Product-Removal (MSMPR) system to operate in their existing world class research facility in the Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde. As a research centre focusing on delivering high impact industrially relevant research with a broad portfolio of funding streams from government funded research through pre-competitive and confidential projects, CMAC required a new MSMPR to enhance their capability and continue to drive their Quality by Digital design initiative.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University, on behalf of CMAC, procured a 5-stage MSMPRAwarded

The University, on behalf of CMAC, procured a 5-stage MSMPR. CMAC was looking for a new 5-stage MSMPR capable of automated external PC monitoring and control with capability to interface to advanced process control (APC) systems.

Although the system is intended primarily for crystallisation, it must also be capable of chemical reactions.

Delivery: Scotland · Technology and Innovation Centre, the University of Strathclyde
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional services from the successful Tenderer, either intended extension of existing services or in replacement of existing services. The Contracting Authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option. In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some casesVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.1.1

    4B.5.1 a-b

    Minimum: 4B1.1 It is a requirement that bidders have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of 700,000.00 GBP for the last 3 years. 4B.5.1 a-b. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, t…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2

    Minimum: 4C1.2 Bidders will be required to provide three (3) examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or relevant section of the Site Notice
What this means for your bid
  • 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
1 Feb 2024, 14:52 GMT
Last source update
19 Dec 2024, 14:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
UOS-31490-2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040979
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04366d Find a Tender

Publisher note: The total contract value is inclusive of additional options that were taken up at point of award. (SC Ref:785137)

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
5 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
5 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Feb 2024 → 19 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    29 Feb 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    5 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    19 Dec 2024, 14:01 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    2 May 2024, 11:13 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 May 2024, 11:13 BST
  3. Deadline published: 5 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
    2 May 2024, 11:13 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2024, 14:01 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    19 Dec 2024, 14:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £246,5651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alconbury Weston LimitedSME£246,565 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G11XQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

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.