Procurement: Procurement of an Advanced Sub-Micron Bonder Nanofabrication Tool and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases

UK-Egham: Electronic equipment.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, United Kingdom
       Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1784414181, Email: procurement@rhul.ac.uk
       Contact: Kim Cooper
       Main Address: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ25

   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:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Procurement of an Advanced Sub-Micron Bonder Nanofabrication Tool and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases            
      Reference number: RHUL-21011

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         31710000 - Electronic equipment.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London is tendering for the initial purchase, installation and commissioning of an advanced sub-micron bonder nanofabrication tool and a partnership to cover the next five years of any related purchases, subject to availability of funding, future developments in the technology, and pricing in line with market value. The equipment will be housed within our SuperFab nanotechnology facility within the College's School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Please download the tender documentation for further details, using the link within the Contract Notice.

Estimated value range of Initial equipment purchase = £0 - £205,000

Estimated value range of future related requirements = £0 - £300,000

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 505,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ25 - West Surrey
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Surrey
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London is tendering for the initial purchase, installation and commissioning of an advanced sub-micron bonder nanofabrication tool and a partnership to cover the next five years of any related purchases, subject to availability of funding, future developments in the technology, and pricing in line with market value. The equipment will be housed within our SuperFab nanotechnology facility within the College's School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Please download the tender documentation for further details, using the link within the Contract Notice.

Estimated value range of Initial equipment purchase = £0 - £205,000

Estimated value range of future related requirements = £0 - £300,000

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical Proposal / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Additional Bonding Technologies / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Range of Force / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Warranty Duration Options / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Discount on Future Purchases / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 25
            

      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: Not Provided


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 227-560490
      
   

   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: RHUL-21011    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: AWARDED: Procurement of an Advanced Sub-Micron Bonder Nanofabrication Tool and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 29/01/2021

      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: 2          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         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)
             SET Corporation S.A., 789 9745 565
             131 impasse Barteudet, Saint-Jeoire, 74490, France
             Tel. +33 450353826, Email: pum@set-sas.fr
             NUTS Code: FR
            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: 505,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 505,000
         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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 207947600

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
          Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1784443044

      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
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 207947600

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/02/2021