Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth, Devon
PL4 8AA
Contact
Laura Schofield
laura.schofield@plymouth.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 01752582057
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK41 - Plymouth
National registration number
1128013
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/university-structure/service-areas/procurement
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/97185
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
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes
Reference number
LS/UoP/PEMC_Microscopes012/021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2.5 years. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone. This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £604,993
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope
Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network (PMCN) is a ~£1.7M project based within Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project started in March 2021 and will be running for 2.5 years. This project follows on from the hugely successful Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project (~£1.7M) and Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (~£1M) projects, also supported by ERDF in 2011 and 2017 respectively, which have brought more than £500M of investment and revenue into Devon and the surrounding areas alone.
This new facility will incorporate three new instruments purchased using funds associated with our ERDF-funded project, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Network.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: Pass/Fail
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: Yes
Identification of the project
See above
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSD
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile W-SEM with EDS and EBSD
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: Pass/Fail
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: Yes
Identification of the project
As above
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological Applications
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope - Versatile FEG-SEM with EDS for Biological Applications
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: Pass/Fail
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: Yes
Identification of the project
As above
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-011214
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Purchase of Scanning Electron Microscopes
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JEOL (UK) Ltd
JEOL House, Silvercourt, Watchmead
Hertfordshire
AL7 1LT
Telephone
+44 7515975072
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
939456
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £604,993
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Country
United Kingdom