Contract

Supply and Installation of an X-Ray Diffractometer to the University of Birmingham

  • UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005327

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029c40

Published 16 March 2021, 3:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Chancellors Court,Edgbaston

BIRMINGHAM

B152TT

Contact

Pauline Harrison-Johnson

Email

p.e.harrison@bham.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG - West Midlands (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://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

Supply and Installation of an X-Ray Diffractometer to the University of Birmingham

Reference number

SC8749/20

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Responses to this tender would only be accepted from suppliers that have been awarded a Framework under the NWUPC LAB3123 NW - Lot 10 - Polycrystalline & Single Crystal X-Ray Analysis Equipment If you are not an approved Framework suppliers for the above Lot 10, your response would not be considered

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: £333,756

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A highest performance new 4-circle kappa X-ray area detector diffractometer system is required for the structural characterization of a range of supramolecular, metal organic framework and related materials in the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham.

The instrument offered must provide the flexibility necessary to address the wide range of studies which are envisaged. The materials to be studied will include some which are extremely unstable (air and moisture sensitive, for instance) and others which form only extremely small and / or otherwise very weakly diffracting crystals. Other materials may be larger crystals and / or strongly absorbing. Accordingly, the brightness of the X-ray sources and the sensitivity, dynamic range and signal:noise characteristics of the X-ray area detector and the availability of a range of flexible and powerful tools in the data collection and data analysis software are key factors of consideration.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Equipment Requirement - Delivery, Warranty and After Sales and Technical Back up / Weighting: 55

Quality criterion - Name: Energy Data (Sustainability and Environmental) / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:

Responses to this tender would only be accepted from suppliers that have been awarded a Framework under the NWUPC LAB3123 NW - Lot 10 - Polycrystalline & Single Crystal X-Ray Analysis Equipment If you are not an approved Framework suppliers for the above Lot 10, your response would not be considered.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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

Rigaku Europe SE

63263 Neu-Isenburg

Country

Germany

NUTS code
  • DEZ - Extra-Regio NUTS 1
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £333,756

Total value of the contract/lot: £333,756


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The University of Birmingham

Birmingham

B15 2TT

Country

United Kingdom