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151/LF Technical support HiPERCAM (astronomical instrument).

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University of Sheffield
Procurement Office, Arts Tower, Western Bank
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield
For the attention of: Lynne Ford
S10 2TN Sheffield
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1142222172
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The 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 contract by the contracting authority:
151/LF Technical support HiPERCAM (astronomical instrument).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: University of Sheffield.

NUTS code UKE32

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The University of Sheffield"s Department of Physics and Astronomy is out to tender for technical services in relation to the provision of the data acquisition system, detector heads. optical design and technical support for HiPERCAM, an astronomical instrument for the study of rapid variability in the Universe.

This is a one stage EU procurement (open procedure). The Invitation to Tender can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University"s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield. Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

The closing date for return of tenders is 12:00 noon (UK time) on 28.1.2013.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38630000, 72212610, 38635000, 72220000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Technical services for a period of 4 years as described in the Invitation to tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As per tender documents that can only be obtained from https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
151/LF
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
28.1.2014 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 28.1.2014 - 13:00

Place:

University of Sheffield, Procurement Office.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised representative from the Department of Procurement.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Research Council (ERC).
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract cannot be resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
17.12.2013