Published date: 8 March 2019

This notice was replaced on 6 August 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 6 August 2019)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Measuring instruments - 38300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£60,000 to £65,000

Procurement reference

2019UoS-0063

Published date

8 March 2019

Closing date

29 March 2019

Contract start date

31 March 2019

Contract end date

30 March 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Southampton has seen an ongoing uplifted success in recent years with the acquiring of continuing research works and projects.

As a result of the continuing research works, the University has a need to purchase a laboratory based profilometry system to be used for the assessment of tribological and mechanical system surfaces for research purposes.

This tender requirement is for a Profilometer, The system needs to be capable of performing basic profilometry measurements to analyse both form and roughness on surfaces and enable the assessment of volume (wear) loss from surfaces. The samples from the EPSRC project will be flat plates from TE77 reciprocating tribometer, but also flat and crowned cylinders of 10 mm width and 40 mm diameters from a twin roller machine (TE74). Analysis of the flat plate should be minimum standard, while the challenges of measuring curved surfaces will be considered.

This tender Specification is for the purchase of the Initial Good that meets the Specification Appendix 1: Specification.

More information

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The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with bidders. All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from the In-Tend portal.

Bidders are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of PQQ and/or Invitation to Tender Responses will be conducted via the In-Tend portal. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the bidder.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the tender documentation.

Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your company against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'.

Bidders are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant Pre-Qualification (if applicable) or Invitation to Tender documents via the In-Tend portal.

Further instructions for the submission of Invitation to Tender responses are below.
To submit your return, please follow the instructions below:
1. Log In
2. Click 'Tenders'
3. Locate the relevant project
4. View Details
5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender')
6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return.
7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the "My Tender Return" panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return.
8. Click the red "Submit Return" button.
Please note that, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within the In-Tend portal.

In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a tender response, bidders are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University.

Due to the nature of this project, it has been deemed unsuitable for division into lots. The risk of dividing the requirement would render the execution of the contract excessively technically difficult, not cost effective and would undermine the proper execution of the contract.

About the buyer

Contact name

Thamid Alim

Address

University Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Telephone

02380 594993 ext 27810

Email

T.H.Alim@soton.ac.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/ProjectManage/763