United Kingdom-Coleraine: Static Medical Imaging Equipment

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-013619/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: University of Ulster
National registration number: NIC100166
Postal address: Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Town: Coleraine
Postal code: BT52 1SA
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2870124227
Email: E.Coyle1@ulster.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ulster.ac.uk

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: Static Medical Imaging Equipment

Reference number: 26905
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33111800
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Static Medical Imaging Equipment
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:237645.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
(1) Purchase of Static Medical Imaging Equipment for clinical training of Radiography Students.
(2) Decommissioning, removal, transportation, reinstallation and re-commissioning of existing static medical imaging equipment from Ulster University Campus, Jordanstown to Ulster University Campus, Magee as part of the relocation of the Health Sciences Courses to Magee Campus
(3) Planned preventative maintenance for 3 x years for new equipment plus planned preventative maintenance for 3 x years for existing equipment

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: It is anticipated that the contract for the purchase of new equipment and the relocation of
existing equipment will be a one-off purchase.
A contract for planned preventative maintenance will be awarded for a 3 year period.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research , experiment, study or development under the conditions stated
in the directive(for supplies only)
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
(1) Removal/Reinstallation & Commissioning of Existing Equipment
Allowing a supplier other than the original supplier to remove, transport and reinstall the
existing equipment from the Jordanstown Campus to the Magee campus would result in
technical difficulties in operation and maintenance of the equipment.
(2) Purchase of Additional Equipment
Regulation 32(5)(b) allows for the extension of the existing Carestream equipment. By
purchasing the equipment via Medray, this will allow the University to achieve its teaching
objectives of providing a clinical environment for training radiography students in line with an
NHS environment. The additional equipment will run parallel to the existing equipment,
sharing the same instrument control, data processing and archiving software packaging,
thereby ensuring complete compatibility across the radiography suite

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2022/S 000-010105
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 26905
Title: Static Medical Imaging Equipment

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-04-28
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Medray Imaging Systems Ltd
Postal address: Unit B5 Clonlara Avenue
Town: Dublin 22
Country: Ireland
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 237645.00
Total value of the contract/lot:237645.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court of Justice in Northern Irleand
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 3JY
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The University incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to all tenderers. The standstill period provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-05-20