Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Kseniya Samsonik
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx
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
Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer to the University of Birmingham
Reference number
SC10846/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38434510 - Cytometers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer to the University of Birmingham.
Awarded following an open tender process.
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: £342,068.50
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a spectral flow cytometer cell analyser. This spectral flow cytometer cell analyser will be used to develop the biomedical
research projects taking place at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. With this in mind, we expect from this instrument to provide advanced solutions for high-parametric
multicolour analysis (from 25 colours and above) of cell suspensions derived from human and animal model tissues.
We would positively consider an instrument with a peer-reviewed
publication track record on small entities such as platelets, micro-organisms, extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles.
Instrument Specification:
• This instrument will have at least 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561, 640nm),
• This instrument must have at least 60 independent fluorescent channels,
• This instrument must have a maximum data acquisition event rates of at least 30,000 events/second,
• The software provided for the data acquisition and/or the data analysis must provide a user friendly spectral unmixing option resulting to comprehensive representations of high-parametric multicolour data,
• A volumetric measurement during sample recording would be positively considered,
• The instrument must come with an up-to-date and powerful computer for system control, data acquisition and data analysis. We expect this computer to be provided with the latest operating
software,
After sales services:
• We expect a swift and high quality remoted and on-site technical supports for the all length of the instrument warranty as well as the additional service contracts we might purchase,
• A training package must be provided for a group of users,
• We expect the suppliers to provide us with educational resources and services dedicated to our instrument configuration as well as the development of high-parametric flow cytometry multicolour staining panels.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to the Specifications / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: After Sales and Technical Back Up / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Training / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability and Environmental / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 10
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: 2022/S 000-026217
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sony Europe B.V.
Weybridge
KT13 0XW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
Companies House
FC035527
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £342,068.50
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Country
United Kingdom