Find a TenderCancelled
Published 24 Nov 2021, 09:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, delivery and commissioning of Cryogenic Materials Tester for Super Conducting Materials

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£480,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Jan 2022
Next notice expected 9 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Strathclyde requires a single suitably qualified supplier to supply, deliver and commission a cryogenic material tester for superconductors to perform tensile testing on superconducting materials under electrical load.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Industrial machinery · Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment · Insulated wire and cable · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Strathclyde requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier…Cancelled

The University of Strathclyde requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to supply, deliver and commission a cryogenic material tester for superconductors. The equipment is required to perform mechanical and electrical testings for superconducting materials. The equipment must provide tensile and compression tests for superconducting samples and non-superconducting samples with a temperature down to 4 Kelvin. In addition, the equipment must be able to apply a direct current (DC) to the sample: without mechanical testing contacts.

Delivery: Scotland · University of Strathclyde
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 its 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 1,200,000.00 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
Cancelled
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
24 Nov 2021, 09:35 GMT
Last source update
8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
UOS-21771-2021
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006681
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingIndustrial machineryIndustrial process control equipment and remote-control equipmentInsulated wire and cableLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f990 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:725128)

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.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

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

Timeline

9 Dec 2021 → 8 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Dec 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2021
  1. Published value updated to £480,000
    15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
    was £300,000
  2. Status changed to active
    15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 28 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
    15 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
  5. Status changed to cancelled
    8 Mar 2023, 08:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.