UK-Exeter: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Exeter: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
University of Exeter
Procurement Services,, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1392661000, Email: procurement@exeter.ac.uk
Contact:
Main Address: www.exeter.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile:
NUTS Code: UKK4

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Liquid Handling Systems for Genomic NGS Library Preparations.
Reference number: UOE/2017/037/KD

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
38000000 – Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

II.1.4) Short Description: The University of Exeter wishes to procure two liquid handling systems to lower the cost of genomic NGS library preparations and enable single-cell RNA-seq applications. The system we intend to procure must have extremely accurate pipetting volumes between 25nL and 1.2uL with an accuracy +/-5% and have mean co-efficients of variation less than 5% throughout the volume range. Dead volumes must be less than 0.3ul per well and the minimum accessible volume must be 10nL or less. Dispensing must use positive displacement technology.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest Offer: 135,000 / Highest Offer: 150,000 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKK4 Devon

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The University of Exeter wishes to procure two liquid handling systems to lower the cost of genomic NGS library preparations and enable single-cell RNA-seq applications. The system we intend to procure must have extremely accurate pipetting volumes between 25nL and 1.2uL with an accuracy +/-5% and have mean co-efficients of variation less than 5% throughout the volume range. Dead volumes must be less than 0.3ul per well and the minimum accessible volume must be 10nL or less. Dispensing must use positive displacement technology.

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)

Not provided

II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No

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

II.2.14) Additional information:
Not provided

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

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No

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 OJ S: Not provided

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: UOE/2017/037/KD Lot Number: Not Provided Title: Liquid Handling Systems for Genomic NGS Library Preparations

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 22/05/2017.

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
TTP Labtech Limited
Melbourn Science Park, Melbourn, ROYSTON, SG8 6EE, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1763262626, Email: sales@ttplabtech.com
Internet address: www.ttplabtech.com
NUTS Code: UKH23
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: 150,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 148,332
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.3) Additional Information:
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review Body
University of Exeter
Procurement Services, Finance Services, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1392661000, Email: procurement@exeter.ac.uk
Internet address:

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not Provided .

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/05/2017

Annex D1 – General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU

2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

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: (500 words maximum)
The Mosquito systems from TTP labtech are the only systems on the market which are capable of providing the liquid handling capacity within the budget specified for NGS library preparation that comply with our needs. Other systems rely on acoustic liquid handling and exceed the budget available.

The University of Exeter therefore intends to place a contract for the liquid handling systems for genomic NGS library preparations and enable single-cell RNA-seq applications to TTP Labtech Limited.