Supply and Installation of a DC Power Supply

United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

2014/S 078-135469

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Kings Gate
For the attention of: Dave Anderson
NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912085360
E-mail: procurement@ncl.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1912088845

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ncl.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Electronic access to information: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

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:

(NU/0915) Supply and Installation of a DC Power Supply.

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

Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKC22

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)

Newcastle University invites tenders for the supply, delivery and installation of a high power DC supply to enhance existing test facilities for the testing of power electronics drives and machines up to 200 KW. At present the current equipment is not able to provide sufficient DC power to electrical drives to test a range of high power machinery such as electric vehicle drives and machines,
The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the instrument (as detailed in Invitation to Tender documentation) to the University, with after sales support, a minimum 36 months parts and labour warranty and maintenance.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31000000, 31121110, 31156000

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: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

A parent company guarantee may be required depending on the status of the supplier.

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

As detailed in the tender document.

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

Joint & Several Liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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: As detailed in the tender document.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender. Documents must be downloaded from https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender. Documents must be downloaded from https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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

1. Price. Weighting 40

2. Ability to meet Technical Specification. Weighting 40

3. Quality of Warranty and After Sales Support. Weighting 5

4. Delivery. Weighting 10

5. Environmental Impact. Weighting 5

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:

NU/0915

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: 23.5.2014 – 16:00
Payable documents: no

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

28.5.2014 – 14:00

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 28.5.2013 – 14:00
Place:

Procurement Services, Newcastle University

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

Please register your interest in this contract via our Due North e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

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:17.4.2014