Official UK procurement notice
Tender for the Supply and Installation of Provision of a Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) to the University of Birmingham
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Birmingham invites tenders for the provision of a Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) System to the School of Psychology. This system must be capable of delivering focused transcranial ultrasound stimulation to the human brain. It will be used to causally examine and modulate brain function in healthy individuals and a range of clinical disorders within a research context (it will not be used in a clinical context).
Please see Appendix A published on In-Tend, for the full specification.
This project is funded by UKRI MRC.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (6)
- Compliance to Specification: 60%
- After Sales and Technical Back Up: 5%
- Delivery and Training: 5%
- Standard Supplier Questionnaire: 10%
- price: 15%
- Sustainability and Environmental: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Compliance to Specification: 60
- After Sales and Technical Back Up: 5
- Delivery and Training: 5
- Sustainability and Environmental: 5
- Standard Supplier Questionnaire: 10
- 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- 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
- 22 Aug 2023, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2023, 11:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SC11913/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030421- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f610Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
21 Sept 2023 → 16 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts9 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published16 Oct 2023, 11:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2023, 11:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainbox Ltd | £310,840 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030421-2023-1 · Brainbox Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2023
- Value
- £310,840
- Period
- … – 29 Feb 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRAINBOX LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.