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Published 2 Nov 2022, 14:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of a Quantitative Phase Imaging Microscope

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £200k / year6.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2022awarded 13 Jan 2023
Awarded to TESCAN-UK Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 21 Dec 2023 · starts 22 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a quantitative phase imaging microscope for label-free, high contrast images with minimal photo-damage for long-term live cell imaging.In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Inverted microscopes · Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A microscope system for ptychographic quantitative phase imaging, including widefield…Awarded 1 yrPublished value£2,000,000

A microscope system for ptychographic quantitative phase imaging, including widefield fluorescence capabilities and in-built automatic image processing and analysis of cell morphology, division and migration.

Contract period: 22 Dec 2022 – 21 Dec 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: 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
  • Price

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Nov 2022, 14:59 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2023, 11:09 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
SM-11-22-WMS-IMAGINGMICRO-ML
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021781
Classification (CPV)
Inverted microscopesMicroscopes
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037e73 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

30 Nov 2022 → 27 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    22 Dec 2022
  4. Notice published
    27 Jul 2023, 11:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2023, 11:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £187,6501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TESCAN-UK Ltd£187,650 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of a Quantitative Phase Imaging Microscope · TESCAN-UK Ltd

    Signed
    13 Jan 2023
    Value
    £187,650
    Period
    … – 21 Dec 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Warwick

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Argent Court, Sir William Lyons Road, Science Park , Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7ALContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Tescan LimitedAwarded supplier Wellbrook Court , Girton, East of England, CB3 0NA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria