Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G11XQ
Contact
Jemma Wylie
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=AA00113
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Bespoke Crystallisation and Control Laboratory equipment
Reference number
UOS-25785-2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice relates to the intended purchase of an automated crystallisation development platform for CMAC.
The contract duration is estimated to be 16 months with an inclusive 15 week lead time and a 12-month warranty after delivery and commissioning.
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: £336,854.49
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.4.b(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.
This Contract will include a system for automated crystallization experimentation that will fit into a larger workflow for crystallization development at CMAC. The design and build of the system must have integrated automation, for the execution of experiments, and a data acquisition system.
The physical build must be able to accommodate 6 individual glass reactors (minimal volume of 1 litre each) and fit into a bench-mounted fume hood 9.5 feet wide or a floor-mounted walk-in hood 8 feet wide. Software-driven valve control must be available. Level sensors must also be present. A variety of pump options must be included (gear, diaphragm, piston and peristaltic) to accommodate various chemical systems. Pumps must also be software controlled. Wetted parts must be PTFE, Kalrez and glass. Safety systems such as nitrogen inerting and an emergency stop are essential.
The system must be able to integrate with the following equipment already within the facility: Lauda TCU heater/chiller, Heidolph stirrer, Mettler Toledo Easysampler, Shimadzu HPLC, Mettler Toledo FBRM, BlazeMetrics and Mettler Toledo ReactIR.
The system must have an associated intelligent control system with all reactor control parameters wirelessly connected to a supervisory control and data acquisition system. The control system should allow users to queue a series of experiments for execution. Integration of optimisation for design of experiments should also be available through common experiment design algorithms, e.g. D-optimal, SNOBFIT, Bayesian, etc. Data from all reactor components for the system must be available in both graphic and tabular format via a web interface. All data sources will utilize the time stamp with a typical data cycle of 3 seconds. The data must be exportable in CSV or Excel file format. To ensure system security, the system implementation must be stand-alone with no requirement for external network connections.
A user friendly and intuitive interface is essential to allow smooth integration with a wide range of users from different scientific disciplines. The control system must provide user flexibility to configure many different types of experiments in a recipe-based workflow.
Installation and training must be provided by the supplier. Manuals must also be provided. Equipment must be delivered within 15 weeks of an order being placed.
On the basis of the above, the automated crystallisation development platform offered by Snapdragon Chemistry, Inc is the only equipment able to meet all of the requirements as detailed.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial
replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations.
The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.
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:
The University intends to award to the supplier as competition is absent for technical reasons. based on the specification provided in II.2.4 of this notice and the requirement to integrate with existing equipment on site, the University believes that the Snapdragon Chemistry, Inc equipment is technically unique.
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: 2022/S 000-033698
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
UOS-25839-2022
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
Snapdragon Chemistry, Inc.
200 2nd Avenue
Waltham
02451
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £336,854.49
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:717302)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom