Contract

QUB/2463/23Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

  • Queen's University Belfast

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-000693

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04110e

Published 9 January 2024, 3:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Queen's University Belfast

Procurement Office, University Road

Belfast

BT7 1NN

Email

gerard.fegan@qub.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2890971436

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home

Buyer's address

https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

QUB/2463/23Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

Reference number

QUB/2463/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38636110 - Industrial lasers

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Queen’s University of Belfast wishes to build an integrated high frequency circuit design and prototyping facility. We are looking to purchase a completely integrated solution consisting of a laser ablation machine, mechanical milling machine, a convection oven for soldering, a through-hole electroplating machine, press capability for multilayer circuits, a pick and place system and a circuit board plotter. The new facility should offer a unified end-to-end solution, providing seamless fabrication capability, underpinned by comprehensive, single point of contact, training and support. It is required that the equipment forming the new facility offers compatible design specs, shares compatible software, uses common resources (such as a single air compressor system shared by multiple units), and builds an interconnected all-in-one fabrication environment.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38636110 - Industrial lasers
  • 42610000 - Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
  • 38636100 - Lasers

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-032349


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

QUB/2463/23

Lot No

1

Title

Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a PCB Manufacturing Facility

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Tracks Laser & Electronics

Berkshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Queens University Belfast

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom