Contract

Supply of Festo Didactic Teaching Equipment

  • TAMESIDE COLLEGE

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-005403

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039ad4

Published 23 February 2023, 11:25am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

TAMESIDE COLLEGE

Beaufort Road

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE

OL66NX

Contact

Mark Pearson

Email

mark.pearson@tameside.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East

UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number)

10006494

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.tameside.ac.uk

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 Festo Didactic Teaching Equipment

Reference number

UID202

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 42000000 - Industrial machinery

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of Festo Didactic teaching equipment to enable the College to train its students/apprentices in the use and maintenance of equipment used by local large employers.

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: £803,795

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of Festo Didactic teaching equipment to enable the College to train its students/apprentices in the use and maintenance of equipment used by local large employers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Meets College Requirements / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0%

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The College has purchased the following items of equipment:

1. Festo CP Lab 400 Complete System including CP Lab 410-1 and CP Lab 404-1

2. Mechanical Trainers (specifically linked to (1) above)

3. User Licences (specifically linked to (1) above)

4. Smart Sensor Training Package (specifically linked to (1) above)

The items of equipment are manufacturer-specific and are required by the College to train its students and apprentices in the use and maintenance of this specific equipment. This

equipment is used by the local employers whose students and apprentices attend training courses at the College.

The proposed system to be purchased links to existing equipment installed in the College for training purposes that was selected following a competitive tender at the time of its purchase.

The College is not aware of any other company capable of supplying this specific equipment, as the supplier is the only

official/accredited partner in the UK & Ireland for the specific equipment being purchased.

The College previously published a VEAT notice to this effect and it received no objections.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-002414


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

UID202

Title

Supply of Festo Didactic Teaching Equipment

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 February 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Didactic Services Ltd

Tunbridge Wells

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ46 - West Kent
Companies House

07272600

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: £803,795

Total value of the contract/lot: £803,795


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Tenet Education Services

Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

mark.pearson@tenetservices.com

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Tenet Education Services

Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way

Salford

M6 6AJ

Country

United Kingdom