United Kingdom-Belfast: Microscopes

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 046-083950/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Queen’s University Belfast
Postal address: University Road
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT7 1NN
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Pamela Rodgers
Telephone: +44 2890973026
Email: pamela.rodgers@qub.ac.uk
Nuts code: UKN01
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
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: Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Imaging and Patterning Equipment.

Reference number: QUB/1615/17
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38510000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) seeks to engage with Economic Operators that supply the imaging and patterning equipment listed below.
1: 200kV Field Emission Gun Transmission Electron Microscope (FEGTEM) platform with Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) capability and an Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Detector system as a minimum.
2: Dual-beam focused ion beam (FIB) microscope with specimen lift-out system and plasma cleaning capability.
3: Precision laser lithography and 3D printing system, capable of creating structures with features ranging from the sub-micron to millimetre length scales.
The purpose of this engagement is to review the current market and the technology available in order to clearly specify the equipment technical requirements for a potential future procurement exercise.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
II.2) Description:
II.2.1) Title: Field Emission Gun Transmission Electron Microscope

Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38511000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN01
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
200kV Field Emission Gun Transmission Electron Microscope (FEGTEM) platform with Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) capability and an Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Detector system as a minimum.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.1) Title: Ion beam (FIB) microscope

Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38510000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN01
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Dual-beam focused ion beam (FIB) microscope with specimen lift-out system and plasma cleaning capability.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.1) Title: Precision laser lithography and 3D printing system

Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38636100

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN01
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Precision laser lithography and 3D printing system, capable of creating structures with features ranging from the sub-micron to millimetre length scales.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2017-03-03
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
Economic Operators wishing to participate in this early market engagement exercise are required to register their company details on In-Tend, the QUB’s electronic tendering site
Once registered, Economic Operators should log on to In-Tend and select Tenders; Current; Early Engagement Exercise — Imaging and Patterning Equipment. Economic Operators are required to express an interest in this specific exercise before being able to access the document. Responses are required to be submitted by no later than 16:00 Friday 7.4.2017.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-03-03