United Kingdom-Wakefield: Industrial process control equipment

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 196-402771/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Wakefield College
Postal address: Margaret Street
Town: Wakefield
Postal code: WF1 2DH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Areti Paulson
Email: areti.paulson@schoolsbuyingclub.com
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: Wakefield College Engineering Equipment Training System.

Reference number: BC-10502
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38810000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The College requires a one off purchase of Engineering Training Systems Equipment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:215802.65
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKE45 Main site or place of performance:Wakefield College, Margaret Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DH.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
College require a one off purchase of a number of Engineering Equipment Training Systems.

II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Company/Weighting:12 %Quality criterion – Name: Understanding of Requirement/Weighting:14 %Quality criterion – Name: Delivery, Installation, Warranty, Support/Weighting:14 %
Price – Weighting:60 %
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
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
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
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/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2017-10-04
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
Official name: Festo Didactic SE
Postal address: Festo Ltd Applied Automation Centre Caswell Road Brackmills Industrial Estate
Town: Northampton
Postal code: NN4 7PY
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
Internet address: www.festo-didactic.de
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:215802.65
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Wakefield College
Town: Wakefield
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2017-10-10

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

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:
The College requires engineering training system equipment to provide learners in the Further and Higher Education Engineering courses with the opportunity to use industry-like equipment within controlled environments. The College works with industrial partners and complies with new apprenticeship standards which require learners and graduates to have access to appropriate and specific industry-standard equipment.
Although there are other companies that supply a variety of training kits, Festo are the only company that supplies industry standard, modular and easily integratable solutions. The College requires this modular, industry standard solution, to ensure learners are getting experience using equipment reflective of what they can expect to see in industry, whilst ensuring low-maintenance easily upgradable, highly transportable and well-supported equipment and software to support the learners’ journey.
The College considers that the required engineering training system equipment solution can only be provided by the identified supplier.