Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Equipment Related to Establishing an Advanced Indoor Crop Facility
Authority: Aberystwyth University (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAberystwyth University wishes to procure various items related to establishing an advanced indoor crop production facility. The procurement contains the following Lots:
Lot 1 - Flood and Drain Rack Systems
Lot 2 - NFT Hydroponic Racks
Lot 3 - Nutrient Flow Facility
CPV: Crops, products of market gardening and horticulture
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£312,900 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Flood and Drain Rack SystemsPublished value£92,000
Aberystwyth University (the ‘University’) wishes to procure ten portable and flexible flood and drain (ebb and flow) rack systems for research and teaching purposes . The procurement will be by a process of open tendering.
Lot #2NFT Hydroponic Racks (Four Tiers)Published value£95,000
Aberystwyth University (the ‘University’) wishes to procure ten independent Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) hydroponic racks (four tiers). The procurement will be by a process of open tendering.
Lot #3Nutrient Flow FacilityPublished value£125,900
Aberystwyth University (the ‘University’) wishes to procure a supplier to carry out refurbishment of its in situ Nutrient Flow Facility equipment at the Gogerddan Campus. The procurement will be by a process of open tendering.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 85%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 85%
- Price: 15%
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- 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
- 25 Jul 2022, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2022, 16:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
itt_96577- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020213- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03559dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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=123432 (WA Ref:123432) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
Timeline
25 Jul 2022 → 24 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published25 Jul 2022, 16:37 BST
- Submission deadline24 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria