United Kingdom-Swindon: Magnetometer geophysical instruments

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 059-110791/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
UK SBS Ltd
North Star House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FF
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Patrick McLaughlin
Phone: +44 1793867082
Email: patrick.mclaughlin@uksbs.co.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
OTHER: shared business services
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus
Harwell
Postal code: OX11 OQX

Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract:
UKSBS PR16217 SQuID Magnetometer.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Didcot (Harwell).
Nuts code: UK
II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
This requirement is for a replacement SQuID magnetometer to replace the current Quantum Design MPMS XL SQuID magnetometer system in the ISIS R53 Materials Characterisation Laboratory (R53 MCL). This system was procured well over 12 years ago and has subsequently become unreliable and slow and can no longer meet the demands placed upon it in the running of the R53 MCL to support the running of the ISIS neutron facility.
Magnetism research represents a large fraction of the experiments performed on the ISIS neutron beamlines making use of the elastic and inelastic scattering techniques, this system would greatly increase the laboratory and ISIS output by aiding in sample screening, optimisation of sample environment conditions and post experimental support.
The main requirements are:
1) A research level SQuID magnetometer operated with liquid helium, with the ability of collecting data in VSM and standard DC mode, with the ability to vary both applied field and temperature.
2) User friendly and easy to use with quick alignment procedures.
3) The magnetometer must have excellent sensitivity equal or better than 10-8 emu at low magnetisations.
4) The instrument must be able to operate in the 1.8 K — 400 K and ± 7 T range temperature and field range respectively.
5) The instrument must be able to accommodate various sample forms.
6) The instrument must be able to run continuously for long periods with short measuring times.
7) The instrument must have the options for additional stages and configurations of measuring and mounting samples.
8) A computer with adequate software to control all of the system.
9) All the required accessory equipment, to control the instrument and run measurements must be included.
10) An efficient service to advise-on, repair and update all the equipment.
Full and specific details of all the requirements can be found in the Award Questionnaires in the provided attachment(s) and on the Emptoris e-sourcing platform.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
38260000,
II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is 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):
715 904 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 the criteria stated below:
1. Cost. Weighting 30
2. Quality. Weighting 70
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction has been used: NO
IV.3) Administrative information:
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
UKSBS PR16217
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
Section V: Award of contract
Lot Title: UKSBS PR16217 SQuID Magnetometer
Contract No: UK SBS PR16217
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
31.1.2017
V.2) Information about offers:
Number of offers received: 2
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken:
LOT-QuantumDesign Ltd
1 Mole Business Park
Leatherhead
KT22 7BA
United Kingdom
V.4) Information on value of contract:
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: GBP 715 904
Excluding VAT
V.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information:
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2) Additional information:

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any Supplier.
VI.3) Procedures for appeal:
VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
UK SBS Ltd
North Star House, North Star Way
Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FF
United Kingdom
Email: policy@uksbs.co.uk
Internet address: www.uksbs.co.uk
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
23.03.2017