Supply Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
As part of a wider upgrade of equipment within the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is required.
United Kingdom-Cardiff: Scanning electron microscopes
2016/S 112-198854
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
United Kingdom
Contact person: Stuart Franklin
Telephone: +44 2920879589
E-mail: Buyline@cardiff.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKL
Internet address(es):Main address: www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM).
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
As part of a wider upgrade of equipment within the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), School of Chemistry, a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is required. Although the primary role of the SEM will be for analysis of catalytic materials relating to academic research in Cardiff University, the instrument will eventually be part of a wider microscopy suite which will service other research groups within Cardiff University, in particular the Compound Semiconductor Institute.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Cardiff.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As part of a wider upgrade of equipment within the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), School of Chemistry, a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is required. Although the primary role of the SEM will be for analysis of catalytic materials relating to academic research in Cardiff University, the instrument will eventually be part of a wider microscopy suite which will service other research groups within Cardiff University, in particular the Compound Semiconductor Institute.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
As set out in the ITT (Invitation to Tender) documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Cardiff University.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
As set out in the ITT documents.
As part of the tender process interested vendors will be required to analyse 4 representative samples from the CCI to test the imaging and elemental analysis capabilities of the system. You will need to make contact with Greg Shaw as specified in the tender document by 17th June at the latest to make these arrangements. This is a mandatory criteria.
(WA Ref:47011).
VI.4.1)Review body
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2920879648Internet address:www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Cardiff University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to clarify or query the award decision before the contract is entered into. The UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: