Supply of Automated Mineral Analyser to Aberystwyth University

Authority: Aberystwyth University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+3 more

Installation services (except software) (51)Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)

Delivery: Wales (UKL1)

Published estimate£420,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 29 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aberystwyth Luminescence Research laboratory in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences wishes to procure an automated mineral analyser capable of producing chemical maps for geological samples (especially slices of rocks and flat surfaces of unlithified sediments such as split sediment cores), and then to have the ability to automatically classify the sample and map the occurrence of different minerals in the samples.

CPV: Analysers · Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services · Geological and geophysical instruments · Geological exploration services · Geological prospecting apparatus · Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services · Installation services of geological equipment · Minerals · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator · Scientific installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Published value£420,000

Delivery: Wales · Aberystwyth University Penglais Campus Aberystwyth

Variant bids: not allowed

14523100 Minerals 38200000 Geological and geophysical instruments 38220000 Geological prospecting apparatus 38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator 45214630 Scientific installations 51216000 Installation services of geological equipment

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: Closed
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: 30 May 2022, 14:38 BST
Last source update: 30 May 2022, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window: 29 Jun 2022 – …
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-015071
Classification (CPV): AnalysersAnalytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development servicesGeological and geophysical instrumentsGeological exploration servicesGeological prospecting apparatusGeological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting servicesInstallation services of geological equipmentMineralsResearch, testing and scientific technical simulatorScientific installations
Delivery area: Wales (UKL1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034185 Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=121798 (WA Ref:121798) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 29 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 29 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST

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Timeline

30 May 2022 → 29 Jun 2022 · 3 dates

Notice published
30 May 2022, 14:38 BST
Submission deadline
29 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST
Bids opened
29 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberystwyth University

Contracting authorityEducationUniversityEducation c/o Finance Office, Student Welcome Centre, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3FBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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