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UK-Durham: analysis apparatus

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   DURHAM
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:253771-2009
Publication Date:   Sep 12, 2009
Deadline:   Oct 29, 2009
Buyer:   UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
DURHAM, Tees Valley and Durham
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.durham.ac.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2110 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 176/2009, #253771-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): University of Durham,
Procurement Service, Mountjoy Block 4, Stockton Road, Attn: Miss Rachael
Scott, UK-Durham DH1 3UZ. Tel. +44 1913344541. E-mail:
procurement.office@durham.ac.uk. Fax +44 1913344540.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.durham.ac.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://events.transaxions.com/
service.aspx?event=5964.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Education.
Other: Research.
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 by the contracting authority:
090803 - Replacement of Ion Chromatography Facility.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: University of Durham.
NUTS code: UKC1.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Department
of Geography seeks to purchase a replacement Ion Chromatography (IC) /
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system for the analysis of
water and sediment extracts. The (IC) equipment is currently used to
analyse for anions and cations in support of environmental pollution
studies. The HPLC system is currently used for the analysis of PAHs and
biomarker analysis (compound separation prior to Gas Chromatography Mass
Spectrometry analysis for studies of millennial scale climate change). We
also wish to purchase a Mass Spectrometer that is capable of being linked
to both the IC system as well as the HPLC system.
To apply you MUST go to the following website:
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=5964.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 38432000, 38433100.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The Department of Geography seeks to
purchase a replacement Ion Chromatography (IC) / High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC) system for the analysis of water and sediment
extracts. The (IC) equipment is currently used to analyse for anions and
cations in support of environmental pollution studies. The HPLC system is
currently used for the analysis of PAHs and biomarker analysis (compound
separation prior to Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry analysis for
studies of millennial scale climate change). We also wish to purchase a
Mass Spectrometer that is capable of being linked to both the IC system as
well as the HPLC system.
To apply you MUST go to the following website:
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=5964.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 210 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Ion Chromatography system (IC)
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: For the analysis of Anions and Cations.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38432000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 70 000 GBP.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: High-performance liquid chromatography system (HPLC).
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: For the analysis of PAHs, Phenols, Pesticides,
Insecticides and long chain Alkanes and Alkenones (membrane lipids).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38432000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Estimated cost excluding VAT: 50 000 GBP.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Mass Spectrometer system
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Mass Spectrometer system that can be used by both
of the chromatography systems. (IC & HPLC). For both quantitative and
qualitative analysis of the above instruments.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38433100.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Estimated cost excluding VAT: 90 000 GBP.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and Several Liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Requested in
the tender document.
These are available at: http://events.transaxions.com/
service.aspx?event=5964.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Requested in the Tender.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
090803.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 29.10.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
29.10.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 29.10.2009 - 12:00.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Authorised University personnel using eSourcing system.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: As in section V1.4.2
below.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to
seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract
is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the
award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has
to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill
period. Such additional information should be requested from the address
in section 1.1.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully
resolved the (for Public Sector) Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI
2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at
risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought
promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been
entered into the court may order the settling aside of the award decision
or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the
contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 10.9.2009.
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