Supply and Maintenance of Flow Cytometer

Supply and maintenance of Flow Cytometer for the Scottish Association of Marine Science, Oban.

United Kingdom-Stirling: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

2016/S 127-227884

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

APUC Limited
Unit 5, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
United Kingdom
Contact person: Charyleen Emslie
Telephone: +44 7920889210
E-mail: cemslie@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKM27

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402

I.2)Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

SAMS — Supply and Maintenance of Flow Cytometer.

Reference number: CS-SAMS-4431

II.1.2)Main CPV code

38000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Supply and maintenance of Flow Cytometer for the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), Oban.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 134 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM6

Main site or place of performance:

Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, PA37 1QA.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) are looking to appoint 1 supplier. Supply and maintenance of Flow Cytometer for their campus in Oban.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Technical / Weighting: 80

Price – Weighting: 20

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 134 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 05/09/2016

End: 04/09/2018

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The contract will commence on the 5.9.2016 with a initial maintenance period of 2 years and will expire on 4.9.2018.

The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months period.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Please refer to the ‘Qualification Envelope’ of the ITT within PCS-T to answer the selection criteria:

Bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = 5 000 000 GBP;

Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP;

Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.

Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.5 of the ESPD.

The successful bidder will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to awarded to the Framework Agreement.

Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.6 of the ESPD.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 01/08/2016

Local time: 12:30

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 01/08/2016

Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Form of Tender:

Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix A — Form of Tender’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.

Freedom of Information:

Please confirm that you will be in a position submit prior to award ‘Appendix B — Freedom of Information’ (if applicable) in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.

This information should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored.

Supply Chain Code of Conduct:

Please confirm that you will be submit prior to award ‘Appendix D — Supply Chain Code of Conduct’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.

This information should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored.

Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T):

Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visithttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for ITT Code: 13552 or Supply and Maintenance of a Flow Cytometer_APUC under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide within the ‘Attachments’ area of this ITT on PCS-T.

Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visithttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for ITT Code itt_13552 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide:https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf

If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.

Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visithttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 6307 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.

(SC Ref: 451608).

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

APUC Limited
Unit 5, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1314428937Internet address:http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30/06/2016

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