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Published 30 Mar 2021, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

X-Ray Powder Diffractometer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 3 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UoE invites tenders for supply, installation, initial training and technical services in relation to an X-ray Powder diffractometer and associated variable temperature devices to cover the ranges, 12K -293K and 293K-1773K.

CPV: Diffraction apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Open tender for an X-Ray Powder DiffractometerRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Duration of contract is 12 months with the option to extend for a further 48 months to cover extended warranty/service package if funds availableVariant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Staff must be appropriately qualified to install and commission the instrument.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The successful tenderer will be required to provide 3 years audited accounts, or equivalent, prior to being awarded the Contract, or confirm in their submission the publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts in such a format. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor's economic and financial standing.

    Minimum: ESPD 4B.1.1 Statement Bidders will be required to have a minimum "general" yearly turnover of GBP 650,000 for the last 3 years. ESPD 4B.3 Statement Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they …
  • Technical & professional ability

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    SPD 4C.2 Statement

    Bidders will be required to confirm details of the technicians or technical bodies who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control.

    SPD 4C.10 Statement

    Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

    Minimum: SPD Statement 4D.1: The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent). If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compl…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
30 Mar 2021, 14:48 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2021, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window
3 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
EC0938
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006541
Classification (CPV)
Diffraction apparatus
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a0fe Find a Tender

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project Code is 18287 This procurement includes additional procurement-specific minimum requirements which are detailed in section 1.83 of the Qualification Envelope in PCS-T. Note: Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Forms attached to the SPD question 2A.17.4 and 2C.1.1 on PCS-T. These parties complete the first three sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. The University reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria. Note: Bidders and subcontractors engaged in the delivery of this contract may be excluded if they have not met applicable social, environmental and labour obligations under national, EU, and international law (as indicated in SPD section 3D). Without prejudice to any additional relevant duties, suppliers should note that this includes obligations under: -The Modern Slavery Act 2015(available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/contents/enacted) - The ILO conventions and other measures listed in Annex X of Directive 2014/24/EU(available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/? uri=CELEX:32014L0024&from=EN) -The Equality Act 2010 (available at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents) -The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/493/contents/made) -this is grounds for mandatory exclusion or termination at any procurement or contract stage. At any stage, bidders and/or relevant subcontractors may be required to provide statements and means of proof demonstrating their compliance with these obligations or the reliability of their self-cleansing measures, including the annual statement as provided for by section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act for organisations with a turnover of 36,000,000 GBP or over. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18287. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18287. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:648956)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
3 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Mar 2021 → 3 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Mar 2021, 14:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    3 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    3 May 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.