Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Imperial College London
Level 1 Faculty Building, Exhibition Road
For the attention of: Paul Pahiti
SW7 2AZ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2075948654
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2075948720
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityOther: Imperial College London is not a body governed by public law under current definitions and follows EU procurement regulations on a non-mandatory basis This advert is placed on a voluntary basis and in doing so, Imperial College London does not intend to be bound by the official procurement procedures for Goods, Services, or Works and will follow standard College procedures as detailed at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/purchasing/how%20to%20do%20business%20with%20the%20college .
I.3)Main activityEducation
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractMillimetre Wave Vector Network Analyzer.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceSupplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Imperial College London, South Kensington campus, London, SW7 2AZ UK.
NUTS code UKI11
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Imperial College London seeks the purchase of a broad-band vector-network analyzer system covering the frequency range from the kilohertz towards the Terahertz frequency range. It will be used as the main characterization tool for the investigation of high-frequency sensors based on high quality layers of graphene, which includes nano-mechanical resonators, microwave dielectric resonators, as well sub-THz photonic bandgap resonators and plasmonic structures.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 516 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. High Dynamic Accuracy. Weighting 10
2. Dynamic Range Performance. Weighting 10
3. Software Compatibility. Weighting 10
4. Warranty. Weighting 10
5. Price and Payment Terms. Weighting 20
6. Meets/Exceeds Specification. Weighting 10
7. Experience of Manufacturer. Weighting 10
8. Training Offered. Weighting 10
9. 3. Ability to extend the frequency range. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityVNA/2012
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2012/S 238-392095 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Millimetre Wave Vector Network AnalyzerV.1)Date of contract award decision:8.2.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenROHDE & SCHWARZ UK Ltd.
Ancells Business Park, Hampshire
GU51 2UZ Fleet
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contractTotal final value of the contract:
Value: 516 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:26.11.2013