Natural History Museum: Supply and Installation of a Micro CT Scanner

UK-London: CT scanners.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Natural History Museum
             Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 02079425305, Email: r.oldfield@nhm.ac.uk
             Contact: Robert Oldfield
             Main Address: www.nhm.ac.uk
             NUTS Code: UKI3
      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.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.delta-esourcing.com
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via http://www.delta-esourcing.com to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other type:: National Museum
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Supply and Installation of a Micro CT Scanner       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      33115100 - CT scanners.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: Supply and Installation of a Micro CT Scanner for the Natural History Museum       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 500,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI3 Inner London – West
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Supply and Installation of a Micro CT Scanner for the Natural History Museum
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 500,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 6       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B2B59R4257       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      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    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   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 OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 20/08/2019 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 21/08/2019
         Time: 17:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   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.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).


The Natural History Museum’s Imaging and Analysis Centre currently operates two X-ray CT scanning instruments:
•Nikon HMX ST 225 system offering reflection and transmission modes with a maximum sample capacity of 25cm (diameter) x 70cm (height) and 10kg (weight). This system offers a resolution of 5-125µm in reflection mode and 2-5µm in transmission mode. The reflection mode can be operated using a range of targets; tungsten, copper, molybdenum and silver.
•Zeiss Xradia Versa 520 with 14 position autoloader offering a range of energy from 30 to 160kV, a maximum sample capacity of ~5cm (diameter) x ~10cm in height. The recorded pixel size ranges from 40 to 0.1 µm. The system is equipped with 4 lenses to adjust optical magnification (0.4x, 4x, 20x and 20x) and a 14 position sample autoloader.

This tender is for replacement of the Nikon micro-Computed Tomography scanner (X-ray µ-CT) to complement the existing instrumentation (Zeiss Versa). The new system will be housed in the purpose-built instrument room currently occupied by the Nikon system and alongside the micro-CT visualization suite which houses nine high-performance computers used for data analysis and visualization.

Please note that the above is for information only and the Museum will consider offers from any manufacturer/supplier that can meet the specifications.

Scope of the tender
The tender is for the supply of the X-ray µ-CT system described in the Technical Specification, together with any computing equipment required for data capture and reconstruction. Suppliers should also consider that the NHM, as a world-renowned institute for non-destructive imaging and analysis in the fields of earth and planetary sciences, taxonomy and biosciences, is also interested in opportunities for research collaboration (see Scope for Collaboration) with instrument manufacturers.


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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B2B59R4257
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Natural History Museum
       London, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Natural History Museum
          Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 02079425305, Email: r.oldfield@nhm.ac.uk
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Natural History Museum
       Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 02079425305, Email: r.oldfield@nhm.ac.uk
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/07/2019

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