Contract

High Temperature Furnace for Sintering Studies in Varied Atmospheres

  • Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-024734

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d6d5

Published 5 October 2021, 12:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

Finance Office, Cae Derwen, College Road

Bangor

LL57 2DG

Contact

Nicola Day

Email

n.h.day@bangor.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1248388675

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL12 - Gwynedd

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bangor.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0340

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

High Temperature Furnace for Sintering Studies in Varied Atmospheres

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

As part of the EPSRC funded National Nuclear User Facility (NNUF) 2a round, the Bangor University Fuel Fabrication Facility was funded to support active fuel work in the UK, assessing the implications of sintering atmosphere and condition on final products that include nuclear fuels (oxides and non-oxides), fusion materials and aerospace materials and to provide data for forensics signature development. The furnace will take centre stage in the facility being able to assess the performance of materials in-situ during extreme sintering, including pure H2 beyond temperatures of 1600C.

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: 217,978.50 EUR

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL12 - Gwynedd

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

As part of the EPSRC funded National Nuclear User Facility (NNUF) 2a round, the Bangor University Fuel Fabrication Facility was funded to support active fuel work in the UK, assessing the implications of sintering atmosphere and condition on final products that include nuclear fuels (oxides and non-oxides), fusion materials and aerospace materials and to provide data for forensics signature development. The furnace will take centre stage in the facility being able to assess the performance of materials in-situ during extreme sintering, including pure H2 beyond temperatures of 1600C.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Instrumentation Hardware and Software / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Support, Delivery and Warranty / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Bangor University reserves the right to make related purchases in the future including extended warranties, and associated consumables and spare parts.

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-020326


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

4 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 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

Linseis Messgeräte GmbH

Vielitzer Str. 43

Selb, Bavaria

95100

Telephone

+49 92878800

Country

Germany

NUTS code
  • DE - Germany
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: 217,978.50 EUR


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:114606)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom