The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Provision of flammability test equipment

UK-London: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1213451282, Email: procurement.opss@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Alastair Hooley
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of flammability test equipment            
      Reference number: TRN2533/07/2020

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has established a flammability test laboratory for small sample testing and requires a cone calorimeter, non-combustibility tester, and a tube toxicity furnace.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 135,137
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has established a flammability test laboratory for small sample testing and requires a cone calorimeter, non-combustibility tester, and a tube toxicity furnace.

See the attached Invitation to Tender which includes the specification providing full details.
We require delivery, installation and commissioning of the equipment to the following address:
Office for Product Safety and Standards, Stanton Avenue, Teddington, Middlesex, UK, TW11 0JZ.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: QUALITY: The bidder is required to describe how the offered products meet the stated requirements. / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: MAINTENANCE/WARRANTY: The bidder is required to provide full details of the maintenance services they will provide under the 2-year warranty period. / Weighting: 25
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The contract is to include delivery plus installation and commissioning of the above equipment to the Office for Product Safety and Standards, Stanton Avenue, Teddington, Middlesex, UK, TW11 0JZ.

Please note Delivery and installation of equipment must be on or before 31st March 2021, followed by a 2-year maintenance period.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the 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 OJEU: 2020/S 162-395281
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 24/09/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Concept Equipment Ltd, 236882473
             17 Pevensey Road, Worthing, BN11 5NP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: 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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 135,137
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To access the redacted documentation in the tender box please use the following information:
Contract Reference : 513404400
Access Code : GN42ME96C5
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=541108483

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
          1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
          Email: procurement.opss@beis.gov.uk
          Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/11/2020