Award

Supply of an Echo650 Liquid Handler & Integration

  • University of Dundee

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-001513

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030c82

Published 18 January 2022, 4:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Dundee

Procurement, 3rd Floor, Tower Building, Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN

Email

v.a.z.watson@dundee.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1382386810

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dundee.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00105

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

Supply of an Echo650 Liquid Handler & Integration

Reference number

UoD-LAB050-TC-2021

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32342400 - Acoustic devices

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Specific product/service is required for technical reasons to meet existing infrastructure/system or for reasons of continuity

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: £444,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32342400 - Acoustic devices

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance

School of Life Science, University of Dundee

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of an Echo 650 Liquid Handling Platform & Integration, and related accessories, consumables, service and maintenance

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Specific product/service is required for technical reasons to meet existing infrastructure/system or for reasons of continuity.

The Drug Discovery Unit within the School of Life Science currently has three Echo acoustic dispensing systems. Their robotic infrastructure and working practices have evolved around these systems. This new system is intended to replace Echo EX55-1203 as a primary instrument which is currently situated within the Access robotics system Access-1910. The Access robotic systems are also provided by Beckman Coulter and are specifically designed to work with their Echo dispensers in both a software integration and physical sense as the robotics sit within a Perspex enclosure. This new system differs from our current systems in purely a performance enhancement way; allowing continuity of our current protocols without the need to re-evaluate our working practices or have the requirement to purchase new robotic systems to allow continued automation of our work.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

UoD-LAB050-TC-2021

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

Oakley Court, Kingsmead Business Park,, London Road

High Wycombe

HP11 1JU

Telephone

+44 7887833446

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £444,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:679612)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dundee Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 6 West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9AD

Country

United Kingdom