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Published 12 May 2022, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for The Supply of Optically Pumped Magnetometers and Accessories for Magnetoencephalography to the University of Birmingham

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£405,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2022awarded 13 Jun 2022
Awarded to FieldLine Inc
Contract term 6 moends 20 Dec 2022 · starts 23 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of

  • At least 65 optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) sensors and associated electronics to be used for magnetoencephalography (MEG)
  • An adjustable helmet or a set of helmets to arrange the sensors around the head of adults and children
  • A MEG-compatible chair for patient and helmet(s) support

These items will be part of facilities for brain imaging at the Centre for Human Brain Health. The items will be combined in order to detect neuronal dynamics as well as localize neuronal signals in the brain.

CPV: Biometric sensors · Prefabricated units and components · Sensors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£405,000
Contract period: 23 Jun 2022 – 20 Dec 2022 (6 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands · Delivery Location is Centre for Human Brain Health University of Birmingham B15 2SA Birmingham, UK
Variant bids: not allowed
35125100 Sensors45223820 Prefabricated units and components

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: 90%Price: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Compliance to the Specifications: 70%
  • After Sales and Technical Backup: 5%
  • Delivery and Training: 5%
  • Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ): 10%
  • price: 5%
  • Sustainability and Environmental: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Compliance to the Specifications: 70
  • After Sales and Technical Backup: 5
  • Delivery and Training: 5
  • Sustainability and Environmental: 5
  • Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ): 10
  • Price: 5
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 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
12 May 2022, 14:42 BST
Last source update
12 Jul 2022, 15:37 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
SC10696/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019068
Classification (CPV)
Biometric sensorsPrefabricated units and componentsSensors
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033706 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
13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jun 2022, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham ↗

Timeline

13 Jun 2022 → 12 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jun 2022, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Jul 2022, 15:37 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jul 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jul 2022, 15:37 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    12 Jul 2022, 15:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £405,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FieldLine IncSME£405,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019068-2022-1 · FieldLine IncSME

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    £405,000
    Period
    … – 20 Dec 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University of Birmingham, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B152TTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University of BirminghamReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.