Contract award: UK-Glasgow: microscopes

UK-Glasgow: microscopes

2010/S 146-224985

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax University of Glasgow
  Purchasing Office, Level 3, Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue
  Nichola Playfair, Quoting Ref: PURCH0583. Please make contact through the Public Contracts site
  G12 8QQGlasgow
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1413308124
  n.playfair@admin.gla.ac.uk
  +44 1413303717

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting authority http:\\www.gla.ac.uk

  Address of the buyer profile http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx...

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Body governed by public law

  Education

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)
  DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract

  PURCH/0583 Multi-fluorescence structured illumination & FRET Microscopy imaging system.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Supplies

  Purchase

  Main place of delivery Glasgow.

  NUTS code UK

II.1.3)
The notice involves

• II.1.4)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  PURCH/0583 Provision of a Multi-fluorescence structured illumination and FRET Microscopy imaging system. The Molecular Pharmacology group require a high resolution multi-fluorescence aperture correlation/ structured illumination and high speed inter/intramolecular FRET microscopy system. The system will be equipped with stable temperature, CO2, humidity and real time z-focus correction control to maintain cell viability and prevent mechanical or thermally induced z focus drift when recording time lapse images over extended periods of time, i.e. recorded images will always be in sharp focus. Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx. Please ensure sufficient time is allowed to upload all tender documents before the tender return time & date.

• II.1.5)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  38510000

• II.1.6)
  Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  Yes

• II.2)
  TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
• II.2.1)
  Total final value of contract(s)

  Value 160 000 GBP

  Excluding VAT

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Open

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

  1. Technical merit. Weighting 15 %

  2. Suppliers quality control procedures. Weighting 13 %

  3. Quality. Weighting 12 %

  4. Equipment loan and downtime provision. Weighting 10 %

  5. Technical support and after sales service. Weighting 10 %

  6. Delivery date, installation, training & commissioning. Weighting 10 %

  7. Warranties and post warranty costs. Weighting 10 %

  8. Price. Weighting 10 %

  9. Delivery period / period of completion. Weighting 5 %

  10. Payment Arrangements. Weighting 5 %

IV.2.2)
An electronic auction has been used

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)
  File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

  PURCH/0583

• IV.3.2)
  Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

  Contract notice

  Notice number in the OJEU: 2010/S 101-153601 of 27.5.2010

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT NO: PURCH/0583

LOT NO: - TITLE Provision of a Multi-fluorescence structured illumination and FRET Microscopy imaging system.

• V.1)
  Date of contract award decision:

  27.7.2010

• V.2)
  NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

  3

• V.3)
  NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN

  Carl Zeiss Ltd
  PO Box 78, Woodfield road, Welwyn Garden City
  AL7 1LUHerts
  UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)
INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT

V.5)
THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS

• VI.2)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  (SC Ref:190548).

VI.3)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.3.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.3.2)
Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.4)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  29.7.2010