Supply Electron Scanning Microscope

UK-Edinburgh: Geological and geophysical instruments

2013/S 106-181456

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Office
For the attention of: Mr Colin Miller
EH1 1HT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316502508
Fax: +44 1316502154

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

Further information can be obtained from: University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Office
For the attention of: vai Tender website at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home
EH1 1HT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316502508
E-mail: colin.miller@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1316502154
Internet address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Office
For the attention of: via tender website at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home
EH1 1HT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316502508
Fax: +44 1316502154
Internet address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Office
For the attention of: via tenders website at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home
EH1 1HT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316502508
Fax: +44 1316502154
Internet address: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

EC\0610\ Geosciences Electron Scanning Microscope.

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

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Edinburgh.
NUTS code UKM25

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh is looking for a Variable Pressure, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (VP FE SEM) for use in a multi-user research and teaching environment. The VP FE SEM will be used for the imaging and analysis of a wide range of Earth Sciences and Materials Sciences applications including nano materials and carbon nanotubes, microfossils, clay minerals and bacteria, a wide range of rock, mineral and experimental samples and archaeological artefacts.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38200000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Scanning electron microscope and either a EDS system or a combined EDS & EBSD system.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 200 000 and 250 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Variable Pressure Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope.

1)Short description

Variable Pressure Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38200000

3)Quantity or scope

1
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 200 000 and 250 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Please refer to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) System

1)Short description

Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) System defined in ITT available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home as Lot 2a

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38200000

3)Quantity or scope

1 off.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 and 100 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Combined EDS and EBSD system

1)Short description

Combined EDS and EBSD system defined in ITT avaialble at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home as Lot 2b

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38200000

3)Quantity or scope

1 off.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 and 100 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: as defined in ITT available from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.
(2) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests.
(3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;
(4) A statement of the candidate’s technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;
(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(6) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. price. Weighting 20

2. quality/technical. Weighting 80

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

EC\0610

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 9.7.2013

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

10.7.2013 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

until: 8.11.2013

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 10.7.2013 – 12:00
Place:

via tenders website at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

For all relevant information please register on the project at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/edinburghuni/aspx/Home (SC Ref:267153).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

31.5.2013