Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF KENT
RC000656
The University of Kent, The Registry
Canterbury
CT2 7NZ
UK
Contact person: Max Hubbard
Telephone: +44 7892719788
E-mail: m.hubbard@kent.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kent.ac.uk/
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
Specialist Forensics Ballistics Container Unit
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34221000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Division of Natural Sciences were successful in receiving funding through the lenders ask process for the installation of a portable building for use as a specialist forensics ballistics testing facility. The Division have been in discussions for several months regarding building options with a specialist provider of ready fitted out forensics ballistics testing facilities and were successful in receiving further funding to enable the purchase of a larger portable building rather than the originally planned converted shipping container.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
326 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Division of Natural Sciences were successful in receiving funding through the lenders ask process for the installation of a portable building for use as a specialist forensics ballistics testing facility. The Division have been in discussions for several months regarding building options with a specialist provider of ready fitted out forensics ballistics testing facilities and were successful in receiving further funding to enable the purchase of a larger portable building rather than the originally planned converted shipping container.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allow contracting authorities to proceed with the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under a specific set of circumstances. The University has determined that two of these circumstances apply to this contract. The University considers that the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is justified for the following reasons:
Circumstance 1 (article 32(2) (b))
"Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-
(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons"
The University have identified Energy Containment Concepts Limited as the UK's leading supplier of Ballistics facilities and specifically purpose designed forensic ranges https://www.ecc-eng.com/forensic-ranges as the only suitable supplier.
Circumstance 2 (article 32 (5) (a))
"The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public supply contracts -
(a) where the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experimentation, study or development, but contracts awarded in reliance on this sub paragraph shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs"
This is a specialist mobile ballistics unit that would be used to enhance teaching and research capability within the Forensic Science programme at the University of Kent.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-005948
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Specialist Forensics Ballistics Container Unit
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Energy Containment Concepts Limited
05447392
19 Peel Street
Huddersfield
HD7 6BW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 326 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/03/2023