Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
Contact
Tony Newjem, Category Head - Procurement (Labs & Medical)
Telephone
+44 1316509136
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
National registration number
SC005336
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
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
Genetic Variant Location Mapping Software
Reference number
NCA30965
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72260000 - Software-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Specialist software services to map genetic variants that directly alter the expression levels of genes.
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: £192,872
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48180000 - Medical software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance
Roslin, Midlothian.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Generating plasmid libraries for cattle and humans, transfection into human and bovine cell lines, sequencing of transcripts and calling of regulatory variants.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to map genetic variants that directly alter the expression levels of genes. / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Using proprietary software, this is the only supplier who can perform the whole pipeline using biological material provided by the University, including generating plasmid libraries for cattle and humans, transfection into human and bovine cell lines, sequencing of transcripts and calling of regulatory variants.
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
Contract No
NCA30965
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 February 2022
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: 1
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
Annogen B.V.
Science Park 406 4th Floor, 1098 XH
AMSTERDAM
joris.van.arensbergen@gmail.com
Telephone
+31 648455733
Country
Netherlands
NUTS code
- NL1 - North Netherlands
National registration number
76696073
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £192,872
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:682617)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LT
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LT
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session