Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Aberystwyth University
c/o Finance Office, Student Welcome Centre, Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth
SY23 3FB
UK
Telephone: +44 1970628716
E-mail: pad47@aber.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.aber.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1009
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: University
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Large Plant Platform
II.1.2) Main CPV code
03451000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Aberystwyth University wishes to procure (a) a control system, (b) a 2D/3D imaging system as well as (c) the ability to integrate new third party or bespoke modalities in the future for the large plant phenotyping platform, (hereafter referred to as the “platform”). The new capabilities will be used to undertake image capture of various types of crops, including oats and other small grain cereals, maize, miscanthus, forages, and saplings on a regular basis to enable longitudinal phenotyping across the life cycle.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL1
Main site or place of performance:
Aberystwyth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aberystwyth University wishes to procure (a) a control system, (b) a 2D/3D imaging system as well as (c) the ability to integrate new third party or bespoke modalities in the future for the large plant phenotyping platform, (hereafter referred to as the “platform”). The new capabilities will be used to undertake image capture of various types of crops, including oats and other small grain cereals, maize, miscanthus, forages, and saplings on a regular basis to enable longitudinal phenotyping across the life cycle.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 850
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 150
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2022/S 000-028935
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LemnaTec GmbH
Nerscheider Weg 170
Aachen
52076
DE
NUTS: DEA2D
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 155 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:145561)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/10/2024