United Kingdom-Belfast: Scanners

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 073-127483/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Queens University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Postal code: BT7 1NN
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Kirsty Telford
Email: k.telford@qub.ac.uk
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity: Education
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract:
QUB/1468/15 — Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 3 Whole Slide Imaging Systems.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Belfast.
Nuts code: UKN01
II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Digital Pathology in Queens University Belfast has had a long reputation for high quality research and discovery in the field of digital pathology, whole slide imaging (WSI), quantitative pathology and tissue biomarker image analysis. CRUK have provided a grant to support the acquisition of digital pathology hardware and software to build UK’s reputation in this sector.
This procurement shall comprise the purchase of 3 No WSI systems along with pricing for up to 5 years maintenance. The University however, reserves the right to extend the ongoing maintenance and servicing of the equipment (including the procurement of associated consumables) until the end of life of the equipment.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
38520000,
II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.2) Total final value of contract(s):
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s):
474 274 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open
IV.2) Award criteria:
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Desirable technical criteria. Weighting 30
2. Qualitative requirements. Weighting 25
3. Environmental requirements. Weighting 5
4. Lead times. Weighting 5
5. Cost. Weighting 35
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction has been used: NO
IV.3) Administrative information:
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
QUB/1468/15
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
Section V: Award of contract
Lot Title: Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 3 Whole Slide Imaging Systems
Contract No: QUB/1468/15
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
16.3.2016
V.2) Information about offers:
Number of offers received: 2
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken:
Carl Zeiss Ltd
509 Coldhams Lane
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
United Kingdom
V.4) Information on value of contract:
Total final value of the contract:
Value: GBP 474 274
Excluding VAT
V.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information:
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2) Additional information:
VI.3) Procedures for appeal:
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
12.04.2016