Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Wilton
REDCAR
TS104RF
Contact
CPI Procurement
Telephone
+44 1740625716
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research and development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
VLX electroporation system and consumables
Reference number
1993-S
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Supply of a VLX electroporation system including consumables, maintenance and repairs.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £400,000 / Highest offer: £600,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of a VLX electroporation system including consumables, maintenance and repairs.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
We have received the GOL from UKRI stating that the Maxcyte VLX system must be used.
Our role in this project is to optimise a process that has already been defined and tested between Oxford University, Maxcyte and Absolute Antibody. The Maxcyte equipment has to be used otherwise we would be changing the process, which we cannot do. The project needs to finish by March and if we use a piece of equipment that none of the partners are familiar with it will cause delays.
Our account manager at Maxcyte has also confirmed that they're the sole provider of Maxcyte products in the UK, as well as providing a supporting document stating why only Maxcyte products should be used with the VLX system.
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
Title
VLX electroporation system and consumables
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MaxCyte
22 Firstfield Road, Suite 110, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Gaithersburg
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
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: £600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
CPI
Wilton
TS10 4RF
Country
United Kingdom