United Kingdom-Swansea: Computer equipment and supplies

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 105-187013/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 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: The Purchasing Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1792606268
Email: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
Nuts code: UKL
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
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: Provision of a High Performance Computing Cluster.

Reference number: T75(16) (Bay Hub)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The University will select the most economically advantageous tenderer wither from Lot 1 or from Lot 2 dependent upon the lead time and the best value solution for the University.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 413000/ Highest offer: 500000 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Delivery and installation by 29.7.2016.
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 30200000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Technical/Weighting:50 %Quality criterion – Name: After sales support and warranty/Weighting:20 %Quality criterion – Name: Lead time/Weighting:10 %Quality criterion – Name: Compliance/Weighting:10 %
Cost criterion – Name: Finance/Weighting:10 %
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:ASTUTE 2020.

II.2.1) Title: Delivery and Installation within 15 weeks from order
Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 30200000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Technical/Weighting:50 %Quality criterion – Name: After sales support and warranty/Weighting:20 %Quality criterion – Name: Lead time/Weighting:10 %Quality criterion – Name: Compliance/Weighting:10 %
Cost criterion – Name: Finance/Weighting:10 %
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:ASTUTE 2020.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2016/S 060-100520
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Delivery and Installation within 15 weeks from order

A contract/lot is awarded no
V.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Lot No: 1
Title: Delivery and installation by 29.7.2016.

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2016-05-24
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Atos IT Services UK Ltd
Postal address: 4 Triton Square, Regent’s Place
Town: London
Postal code: NW1 3HG
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UKI
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 413000/ Highest offer: 500000 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
Swansea University, with funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund via the Welsh European Funding Office, is planning to procure a supercomputing capability to the ASTUTE2020 operation, a research program for the economic development of West Wales and the Valleys.
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.
The tender was split into 2 lots as the budget of 416 666,67 GBP ex VAT would be available up to 29.7.16 after which the budget would decrease to 250 000 GBP. All tenderers were able to meet the deadline for Lot 1. As such Lot 1 was selected.
This notice also relates to 2016/S 065-111754
(WA Ref: 46216).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: The Purchasing Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1792295890
Internet address: www.swansea.ac.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2016-05-31