United Kingdom-Sheffield: Force Plates for the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 018-037867/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Sheffield Hallam University
Postal address: Howard Street
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S1 1WB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: All communication via reference 1819-45-HWB-SAS
Email: Strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
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: Force Plates for the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

Reference number: 1819-45-HWB-SAS
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 45214630
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Sheffield Hallam University requires the supply of 6 force plates, together with cabling, software, installation, commissioning, maintenance and training services, to enable the assessment of ground reaction forces in three planes and to investigate basic components of human movement capability.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 160000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33158400, 45214620

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKE32
Main site or place of performance:Sheffield.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Sheffield Hallam University is one of the most progressive and innovative universities in the country. It has an annual turnover exceeding 260 000 000 GBP and employs over 4400 staff. The University has over 30 000 students enrolled (including more than 2 000 overseas students) across more than 600 courses. Of these, 24 000 are undergraduate students and over 6 000 are postgraduates (taught and research). The University is a Higher Education Corporation as defined under the Education Reform Act 1988, and also enjoys exempt charitable status by virtue of that Act. The University includes all wholly owned subsidiaries of the University, including but not limited to SHULaw.
The equipment required will be used by the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing (HWB) within the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) in Sheffield, which is a 14 800 000 GBP facility under construction on the Olympic Legacy Park. Force plates enable the assessment of ground reaction forces in three planes to investigate basic components of human movement capability. Assessment of ground reaction forces and associated derivatives are critical to describe and explain human movement. Direct applications of the use of force plates range from the measurement of force during sprinting in elite athletes, to changes in force as a result of an exercise intervention for patients with diseases that impair basic movement. The force plates are an essential part of the biomechanics infrastructure as they allow the measurement of kinetics (forces between the foot and the ground). In combination with the motion capture system, they allow the inference of joint moments and powers, which are important for assessment of movement in both sporting and healthcare contexts. The AWRC requires 6 force plates that can be re-arranged into pits built into the laboratory floor. The primary configuration is 4 adjacent plates in the centre of the laboratory, aligned along their long axes to provide a 3,6 m long continuous measurement surface to capture a minimum of 2 steps during running. 2 additional plates will be mounted to the sides of the central 2 plates to allow left and right foot contacts to be captured separately for walking gaits. There will be 2 sets of 2 additional pits located at the edge of the laboratory, to allow additional testing of walking, jumping or static balance whilst the centre of the laboratory is being used for other purposes. A total of 12 pits/beds, 6 force plates and 6 blanking plates are required. The Force Plates are to interface with the AWRC Motion Capture System (Project reference 1819-46-HWB-SAS).
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:It is anticipated that this project will be completed during autumn 2019.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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:yes
Identification of the project:Partly funded by European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As stated in the tender documentation.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2019-02-26 Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2019-09-30
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2019-02-26 Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Sheffield Hallam University — Legal Dept
Postal address: Howard Street
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S1 1WB
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address: www.shu.ac.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Sheffield Hallam University — Legal Dept
Postal address: Howard Street
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S1 1WB
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address: www.shu.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2019-01-23