Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Egham Hill
Egham
TW20 0EX
Telephone
+44 1784414181
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ25 - West Surrey
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
RHUL-24021 Support for an Existing Electron Beam Lithography System
Reference number
RHUL-24021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50344000 - Repair and maintenance services of optical equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
AWARDED – An agreement to Joël UK Limited for the ongoing warranty and support for a further period of five years, for an existing Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System within the SuperFab Class 5 Clean Room facility
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: £4,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
Main site or place of performance
West Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
AWARDED - An agreement to Jeol UK Limited, the original manufacturer and exclusive provider of ongoing warranty and support services for an existing instrument critical to the operation of the university's class 5 clean room nanotechnology fabrication research unit, for an initial period of five years at a cost of £554k. The university reserves the right to extend this agreement to cover the functional lifetime of the equipment (estimated at a maximum of 30 years) therefore the total estimated value of award is up to £4m.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Please see Annex D / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Please see Annex D / Weighting: 100
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
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:
This is a direct award to Jeol U.K. Limited for an initial five year agreement for ongoing warranty and support for an existing Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System. This instrument is critical to the operation of the Class 5 Clean Room and is used by academic and industrial research partners to further global research in this field. The instrument is in-situ and functional, and no-one other than the original manufacturer can provide the ongoing warranty/support required. Whilst the initial extension is for a five year period, the university reserves the right to further extend the support for the useful life of the instrument under this award (estimated at a maximum of 30 years).
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 August 2023
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
Jeol (U.K.) Limited
Silver Court, Watchmead
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1LT
Telephone
+44 1707377117
Fax
+44 1707373254
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
00939456
Internet address
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: £4,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2023921-PRO-24012560
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom