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Published 5 Feb 2021, 14:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Multicomponent Next Generation Semiconductor Materials and Device Fabrication Cluster Tool Set (McCTS)

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Mar 2021awarded 16 Apr 2021
Awarded to MBraun Inertgas Systeme GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Tender Specification is for the supply, installation, end-user training and ongoing support of a Multicomponent Next Generation Semiconductor Materials and Device Fabrication Cluster Tool Set. The equipment will have two main components as set out in the detailed specification requirements (namely CT1 and CT2) which are funded from two independent sources, namely: i) the Welsh Government’s Sêr Cymru II Infrastructure Accelerator Award Program; and ii) the EPSRC Core Equipment Grant Program with an internal Swansea University leveraged investment sourced from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales HERC Program.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator · Semiconductors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 50%
  • After Sales Support & Warranty: 10%
  • Lead Time: 10%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: 50
  • After Sales Support & Warranty: 10
  • Lead Time: 10
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
5 Feb 2021, 14:56 GMT
Last source update
21 Jun 2021, 15:15 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
SU109(21)
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014060
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instrumentsResearch, testing and scientific technical simulatorSemiconductors
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0290aa Find a Tender

Publisher note: This procurement process was carried out on eTenderwales (WA Ref:111654)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Mar 2021 → 21 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Jun 2021, 15:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jun 2021, 15:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MBraun Inertgas Systeme GmbH——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
This Tender Specification is for the supply, installation, end-user training and…2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0—£590,000 – £644,000
Whole notice———£590,000 – £644,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Swansea University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement - VC's Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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