Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
College street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Contact
Laura Rizaeva
laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 1912326002
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SEM Picomechanical Indenter (NU-Pico)
Reference number
T24/0044
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Contract awarded for supply of Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit inside our Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM model: Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber). This instrument will allow users to map surface mechanical and tribological properties of materials and correlate them to structural, morphological and chemical properties.
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: £290,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The tender process was setup as an open tender under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contract awarded for supply of a Nanoindenter or picoindenter to fit within University SEM (Tescan Mira 3 with GM chamber), as well as installation, training, service and 2-year maintenance contract. NU-Pico must be developed for academic and industrial researchers to perform high speed mechanical property mapping of material surfaces (surface hardness, Young’s modulus, compression, tension, fatigue, adhesion etc.), while using SEM capabilities to perform simultaneous high resolution surface imaging, chemical mapping, 3D surface profiling and phase distribution studies.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60.00
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40.00
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
Open procedure
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: 2024/S 000-040692
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PE 090125-001
Title
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS UK - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF QUOTATION AND SALE FOR GOODS AND SERVICES - May 2020 onwards
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 March 2025
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
Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd
Tubney Woods, Oxon
Abingdon
OX13 5QX
Telephone
+44 7483398675
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
704320
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: £290,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £290,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=926136879 GO Reference: GO-2025314-PRO-29770574
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
College street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 1912326002
Country
United Kingdom