School of Biology: Broadband Scientific Echo Sounder System.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University of St Andrews
The Old Burgh School, Abbey Walk
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Adrian Wood
KY16 9LB St Andrews
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1334462523
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1334462535
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.foi.st-andrews.ac.uk/PublicationScheme/servelet/core.generator.gblobserv?id=1382
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
School of Biology: Broadband Scientific Echo Sounder System.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK - St Andrews.
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK - St Andrews.
NUTS code UKM22
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)
Supply of Broadband Scientific Echo Sounder System, comprising processor, multi wavelength split-beam transducers, operating hardware and licences.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
38114000
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 173 350 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annexes D1, D2 or D3 as appropriate)
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The equipment required must be compatible and augment apparatus presently in use on existing NERC and Marine Scotland vessels.
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The equipment required must be compatible and augment apparatus presently in use on existing NERC and Marine Scotland vessels.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
GAT/040214/AB/SL
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Lot title: School of Biology: Scientific Echo Sounder SystemV.1)Date of contract award decision:
4.2.2014
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received:1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Echomaster Marine
21 Shore Street
AB44 1UB Macduff
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 173 350 GBP
Value: 173 350 GBP
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
(SC Ref:292757)
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals The University of St Andrews will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract being communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from The University of St Andrews.If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.Anyone bringing court proceedings against the University of St Andrews must inform the University of St Andrews in advance of the alleged breach and its intention to bring proceedings. Any such action must be brought within 15 days of the date on which a decision is sent to them or published to challenge that decision.Proceedings seeking an ineffectiveness order must be brought within 30 days of the publication of the contract award notice in the OJEU, or 30 days from the date of a decision letter to all tenderers concerned, and any candidates concerned, containing a summary of the reason for the recipient being unsuccessful, otherwise 6 months from the date of entering into the contract or concluding the framework agreement.Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may, by interim order, suspend the procurement procedure. The court may also set aside a decision or actions taken by the University or order it to amend and document; and/or award damages. However, by express requirement the court may decide not to grant an interim order when the negative consequences of such an order are likely to outweigh the benefits, having regard to a number of considerations. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the nature of the breach: make an ineffectiveness order; impose a financial penalty; shorten the duration of the contract; make any other order considered appropriate to address the consequences of ineffectiveness or shortening the duration or the contract; award damages.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
4.2.2014