CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

The Supply and Delivery of a Scanning Electron Microscope

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

This project is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales).The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government.

The Growth Deal builds on the Growth Vision for North Wales, adopted in 2016: “a confident, cohesive region with sustainable economic growth, capitalising on the success of high value economic sectors and our connection to the economies of the Northern Powerhouse & Ireland.”

The budget for this contract is £123,715 GBP(inclusive of VAT)

The summary of the scope of the supply of goods contract will be as follows:

The Supply and Delivery of a Scanning Electron Microscope

Training for up to 5 persons

12-month warranty

Supply, Delivery and Installation before 31st March 2024

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=134910.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

See Technical Specification document

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The appointed Contractor will be required to contract under the University's General Terms & Conditions for the supply of goods.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

AS/IW/07/09/2023

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The Overall Award Criteria for this procurement will be based on 35% Price, 50% Quality and 15% Social Value. Further details are set out in the ITT pack

Tender Validity needs to be for 90 days.

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits / social value in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Please see Social Value contract clauses and the Social Value Themes Outcomes and Measurements (TOM's)

(WA Ref:134910)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier will be required to deliver Community Benefits /social value in support of the University’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits /social included in this contract are:

Please see Social Value contract clauses in the contract and the Social Value Themes, Outcomes and Measurements (TOM's) included in the ITT pack.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice