Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Glasgow
Procurement Office, Tay House
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Contact
Con Church
Telephone
+44 1413305476
Fax
+44 0000000000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00108
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
PPE Ref 8008 Direct Award for the Supply of Cryogenic Light Microscope
Reference number
PPE Ref 8008
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38511000 - Electron microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
PPE Ref 8008 Direct Award for the Supply of Cryogenic Light Microscope
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: £249,300
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
Main site or place of performance
Glasgow
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PPE Ref 8008 Direct Award for the Supply of Cryogenic Light Microscope
Direct award for the supply of Cryogenic light microscope with additional 4 year extended warranty.
Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Price - Weighting: 50%
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:
Only Commercially available cryogenic light microscope needed to detect week fluorescent signals from frozen mammalian virus infected cells. Competition is absent for technical reasons under Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“PC(S)R 2015”)
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
Contract No
PPE Ref 8008
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 November 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: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Larch House, Woodlands Business Park, Breckland, Linford Wood West
Milton Keynes
MK14 6FG
lmstenders.uk@leica-microsystems.com
Telephone
+44 1908246246
Fax
+44 1908577640
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £249,300
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:675722)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9TW
Telephone
+44 01414298888
Country
United Kingdom