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Published 21 Feb 2024, 10:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

To Supply and Deliver a Interferometer.

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£241,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Jan 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This project is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales).The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government.

The Growth Deal builds on the Growth Vision for North Wales, adopted in 2016: “a confident, cohesive region with sustainable economic growth, capitalising on the success of high value economic sectors and our connection to the economies of the Northern Powerhouse & Ireland.”

The summary of the scope of the supply of goods contract will be as follows:

Hi-Res 4 MP Compact Portable Stabilized HeNe Laser Interferometer

Advanced interferometer software for result analysis

Training for up to 3 persons

12 month warranty

Delivery and Installation before 31st March 2024

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This project, the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), is a key project to…Awarded

This project, the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales). The aim of the North Wales Growth Deal is to build a more vibrant, sustainable, and resilient economy in North Wales, building on our strengths to boost productivity while tackling long-term challenges and economic barriers to delivering inclusive growth. It involves a new purpose-built engineering building of approximately 2,187M2 to be constructed at the Wrexham Plas Coch campus of the University.

The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government. The UK Government and Welsh Government are investing GBP240million into the North Wales Growth Deal over the next 15 years. The Growth Deal is seeking to deliver a total investment of up to 1.1bn GBP in the North Wales economy (240m GBPfrom the Growth Deal), to create 3,400 – 4,200 net additional jobs and generate 2.0- 2.4 billion GBP in net additional GVA.

This procurement project covers item a 4D Technology PhaseCam 6010, which is a newer version of our PhaseCam 6000, but fully compatible with existing optical accessories, mounting features and geometry.

This is a dynamic Twyman-Green Interferometer for metrology of precision optical surfaces and systems in a production environment (i.e., in the presence of environmental noise- vibration/air turbulence etc.).

We propose to purchase a 4D Technology PhaseCam 6010, which is a newer version of our PhaseCam 6000, but fully compatible with existing optical accessories, mounting features and geometry.

This is a dynamic Twyman-Green Interferometer for metrology of precision optical surfaces and systems in a production environment (i.e., in the presence of environmental noise- vibration/air turbulence etc.).

Specification

This requirement includes all necessary fore-optics, ancillary hardware and attachments (e.g. cables and adapters, desktop PC, operating software) that enable the instrument to fulfil the technical requirements listed herein. The following requirements are specified:

Deployable Twyman-Green interferometer

Vibration insensitive dynamic

Stabilised HeNe source laser @ 632.8

High res 4MP, 12-bit camera

Performance - <0.001 wv RMS repeatability, <0.002 wv RMS precision

Compatible with diverger lenses from F/1 to F/32

Minimum exposure 30﮹µsec

Must conform to ISO/MIL texture standards

Capable of automated (i.e. robotic) deployment

Operating Software, cables and PC

Delivery: Wales · St Asaph, Denbighshire.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Feb 2024, 10:46 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2024, 10:46 GMT
Authority reference
AS/GD/18/08/2023
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005638
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043bbe Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification

As per Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication), the University justification for a single tender approval is based on

Publisher note: (WA Ref:139235)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £241,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Quantum Design UK and Ireland LtdSME£241,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham University

Contracting authorityEducationUniversityEducation Plas Coch, Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 2AWContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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.