United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Industrial machinery

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 227-472473/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
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: Northumbria University
Postal address: Pandon Building, Camden Street
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal code: NE2 1XE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Dave Hartis
Telephone: +44 1912274752
Email: dave.hartis@northumbria.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.northumbriaunitenders.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.northumbriaunitenders.org

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available.
Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible,free of charge,at:www.northumbriaunitenders.org
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: Engineering Educational Training Solutions Packages.

Reference number: T17-3595-T17-3597
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 42000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Engineering Educational Training Solution packages that will be deployed to key partner institutions located in Brazil, Columbia and Cuba.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 180000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
Main site or place of performance:
Brazil; Columbia and Cuba.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Recently shortlisted for the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017, Northumbria University at Newcastle seeks to appoint suitable vendor(s) to deliver this key and prestigious contract during 2018.
The University has 2 large campuses located in Newcastle. City Campus, located in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, is divided into City Campus East and City Campus West and the second campus is located at Coach Lane, approx. 4 Km from the heart of the Newcastle. A third campus (opened in 2014) and located in central London concentrates mainly on business courses offering postgraduate Master of Science degrees in Marketing, Financial Management and International management. The University is international in its operations and reach, with programmes delivered in Newcastle upon Tyne, London and worldwide.
The University is looking to make a significant investment in a range of Engineering Educational Training Solution packages that will be deployed to key partner institutions located in Brazil, Columbia and Cuba.
We will invite bids from potential partners who can furnish the full requirements of this contract opportunity following the closure of this Prior Information Notice. The contract will involve supply, design, installation, implementation, training and shipping of the consignment as per the defined scope that will be issued as part of the tender release.
As such, expressions of interest can be made via the University tender portal:

Expressions of interest should be accompanied by correspondence (via the portal) confirming which of the following elements (defined under the heading Engineering Educational Training Solutions Packages) you would be interested/consider providing a future tender response to:
Educational PEM Fuel Cell;
Photovoltaic Cell Training System;
Wind Turbine Training System and;
Rankine Cycle Steam Turbine.
Your response should also provide an indication of which of the following countries (and applicable institutions) you would be able to service as part of this contract opportunity:
Brazil — Universida de Federal de Itajuba (UNIFEI) and Universidade federal da bahia (UFBA);
Columbia — Universidad de Santander (UDES) and Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and
Cuba — Universidad de Oriente (UDO) and Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría.
All applicable technical specification sheets and information should also accompany you expression of interest.
It is envisaged that the pre-market engagement will assist shape and define our final set of requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The main purpose of this PIN is to manage premarket engagement. Suppliers taking part in any of the pre-market engagement will not be given any advantage or bias during the subsequent tender exercise, pre-market engagement is to provide additional market intelligence and an insight into market trends and solution availability.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2018-01-31
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: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
Any commissions under this contract maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Arts Council, EFA, ERDF, Erasmus+, Heritage Lottery Fund, LEP, The Crux etc., and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the University on any funding applications where appropriate.
exhaustive.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-11-23