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Published 15 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of a Wet-laid System

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT2.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2022awarded 22 Mar 2022
Awarded to Pill Nassvliestechnik GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Strathclyde requires a single suitably qualified and experienced supplier to supply, deliver and commission a Wet-laid system, on-site at the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS).

CPV: Industrial machinery · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University of Strathclyde requires a single suitably qualified and experienced…AwardedPublished value£900,000

The University of Strathclyde requires a single suitably qualified and experienced supplier to supply, deliver and commission a Wet-laid system, on-site at NMIS.

The requirement will encompass the below noted non-exhaustive list:

  • The required Wet-laid system will have the ability to produce nonwoven mats with a board range of fibres, including but not limited to: glass fibre, carbon fibre, nature fibre, etc.
  • The equipment must be compact, of R&D-scale, and able to produce nonwovens from small quantities of fibres to allow for quick and easy screening of products properties.
  • The provision of the system will include stock preparation, wet-laid forming, dewatering, binder application, dryer and winder and can be tailored for low to high production volumes.

-The resulting nonwoven fibre mats shall fit in many industrial applications including but not limited to; building and construction, filtration, and transportation end-uses.

This equipment must have a fully automated control system and be able to be equipped or modified in future to add more functionality to the products

Delivery: Scotland · Lightweight Manufacturing Institute (LMC)
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.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: 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.1.2 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 2,000,000.00 GBP for the last three (3) years.

    4B.5.1a - 4B.5.3 Insurances

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded:

    contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP

    Public and Product Liability Insurance = 10,000,000.00 GBP

    Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = NOT USED

    In respect of any one incident and unlimited as to number of claims, and adequate insurances covering all the Contractor's other liabilities in terms of the Contract.

  • Technical & professional ability

    4.C 1.2. Bidders will be required to provide 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 the relevant section of the Site Notice.

    Please provide a minimum of three (3) examples of experience of supply and delivery of the equipment as detailed within the specification over the last three (3) years.

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
15 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2022, 15:52 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
UOS-22194-2021
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008714
Classification (CPV)
Industrial machineryInstallation services of laboratory equipmentMiscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6c3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:688858)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Nov 2021 → 31 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    29 Nov 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    31 Mar 2022, 15:52 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    14 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
    14 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2022, 15:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £921,8621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pill Nassvliestechnik GmbHSME£921,862 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow CityContact phone

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.