Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
12b Ness Walk
Inverness
IV3 5SQ
Telephone
+44 1463279000
Fax
+44 1463279001
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Provision of Research Collaboration Project to investigate highly antimicrobial inorganic coatings for infection control
Reference number
UHI-LAB-22803
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to enter into a Research Collaboration Agreement with a Contractor. The subject of the Research Project is the evaluation of technologies for the production of adherent, hard, inorganic antimicrobial coatings.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 45442000 - Application work of protective coatings
- 24310000 - Basic inorganic chemicals
- 44113330 - Coating materials
- 38434540 - Biomedical equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Inverness
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor must have an existing process in development which can produce antimicrobial coatings on surfaces by physical vapour deposition (PVD).
The Contractor shall participate in a collaboration between The University and The Contractor to participate in the construction of apparatus to replicate the developed process and site this at The University.
The coatings will be applied primarily, but not exclusively, to healthcare products such as surgical instruments and implants. The successful applicant (The Contractor) will work with The University under the terms of an agreed Research Collaboration Agreement.
two.2.14) Additional information
The University welcome input from Contractors with regard to the development of the specification for this requirement.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 September 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This requirement is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 Programme Scotland.
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