Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Welding Simulators and Associated Software

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Forth Valley College
Postal address: Grangemouth Road
Town: Falkirk
Postal code: FK2 9AD
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ester Vasallo
Telephone: +44 1324403000
Email: procurement@forthvalley.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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 and Maintenance of Welding Simulators and Associated Software

Reference number: STC-2024-01
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 42662000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of 3 welding simulators and associated software

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:88411.15
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 42662000
Main CPV code: 34152000
Main CPV code: 48931000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
Forth Valley College Falkirk campus located at Grangemouth Road, Falkirk, FK2 9AD.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of 3 welding simulators and associated software.
This contract is being awarded without competition under The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6, Clause 4 (b).

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Hardware and Software Proposal/Weighting:25Quality criterion – Name: Contract Mobilisation/Weighting:12Quality criterion – Name: ICT and Installation Requirements/Weighting:10Quality criterion – Name: Feedback, Evaluation and Student Progress Reports/Weighting:10Quality criterion – Name: Learning and Curriculum Resources/Weighting:5Quality criterion – Name: After Sales Support and Maintenance Services/Weighting:5Quality criterion – Name: Sustainability/Weighting:3
Price – Weighting:30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options:
The Authority reserves the right to add additional purchases of Welding Simulators during the duration of the Contract.

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/ted:EU
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:
Forth Valley College has a contract with EWM Hightec Welding UK Limited following a competitive exercise (PCS award notice reference no: JUN507148).
This award notice is for 3 additional welding simulators by the original supplier which are an extension of existing supplies. A change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

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: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: STC-2024-01
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2025-05-12
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-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: EWM Hightec Welding UK Limited
Postal address: Unit 2B, Coopies Way,, Coopies Lane Industrial Estate
Town: Morpeth
Postal code: NE61 6JN
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:88411.15
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
(SC Ref:800064)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Camelon Sheriff Court
Postal address: Main St, Camelon
Town: Falkirk
Postal code: FK1 4AR
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2025-05-30