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Published 6 Feb 2023, 16:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of an optical maskless micro-structuring device for work with live cells

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£65,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2023awarded 12 Apr 2023
Awarded to Cairn Research Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a maskless photolithography device to generate micropatterns on flat substrates as well as three dimensional microstructures in a flexible way.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: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£65,000
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Please refer to the tender documentationVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to procurement documents

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
6 Feb 2023, 16:16 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2023, 10:42 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
SM-01-23-WMS-AEF-MICROSTUCTURINGDEVICE-DK
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021768
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Microscopes
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a344 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Mar 2023 → 27 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2023, 10:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2023, 10:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £65,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cairn Research Ltd£65,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of an optical maskless micro-structuring device for work with live cells · Cairn Research Ltd

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    £65,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 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

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