Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-05
Buyer: University of Southampton
Country: UK
Region: Southampton
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33190000 | 38000000 | 38434000 | 38434510
Estimated value: 230000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-14
Award criteria: Mandatory Grounds for Exclusion — Pass/Fail, Discretionary Grounds for Exclusion — Pass/Fail, Insurances — Pass/Fail, Mandatory Requirement of Specification — Pass/Fail, Technical Specification, Delivery, installation, warranty, service and training provisions, References, Commerical Response

Technical requirements: Mandatory Grounds for Exclusion — Pass/Fail
Discretionary Grounds for Exclusion — Pass/Fail
Insurances — Pass/Fail
Mandatory Requirement of Specification — Pass/Fail
Technical Specification
Delivery, installation, warranty, service and training provisions
References
Commerical Response
The Wessex Investigational Sciences Hub laboratory (WISH Lab) at the University of Southampton provides a bespoke laboratory for translational research requiring quality assurance to regulatory standards.
WISH Lab can advise on GCP compliance, quality management systems, QA/QC, method validation, documentation, assessment of tissue and blood samples from consenting patients in clinical trials, academic studies, or analytical service delivery.
The WISH lab is currently equipped with 2 flow cytometers, we require additional cell sorting capacity to accommodate the increase in clinical samples that will be processed in the WISH lab as a result of the Cancer Research UK accelerator award.
Flow cytometry/ sorting is a technology that allows simultaneous multiparametric measurements and isolation of up to thousands of cells or small particles.
Flow cytometry cell sorting is nowadays routinely used in basic research and clinical research. The constant development of more sophisticated instruments fitted with an increasing number of lasers (4 lasers is becoming the norm) allows more and more complex applications. Yellow/Green lasers have been developed more recently and allow the detection of red fluorescent proteins that were only barely detected with the previous lasers. A Yellow/Green laser, in combination with a minimum of 2 or 3 other lasers, has become a necessity to be able to carry on some of the work included in current research programs. In addition to this we also require full sorting capabilities of 12- 16 parameters with the ability to perform 4-way sorting and single cell sorting into 96 well plates.
Tenderers attention is drawn to the award criteria, full information is provided in the Invitation to Tender documentation:
The Wessex Investigational Sciences Hub laboratory (WISH Lab) at the University of Southampton provides a bespoke laboratory for translational research requiring quality assurance to regulatory standards.

Eligibility requirements: To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a financial appraisal report from CreditSafe. This report provides the University with an overall Risk Score, which will be used to assess the applicant's financial standing. The University reserves the right to exclude or request provision of further assurances, such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds, where bidders financial scoring is classed as ‘Satisfactory — Below Expectations’ (49-30) or Poor (29 or below). Further details are provided within the Invitation to Tender documents (File 2). Organisations are advised that a requirement of this tender is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Public Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Product Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence and in the aggregate Professional Indemnity 5 000 000 GBP per occurrence All values stated are in GBP. As defined in the ITT documentation. Full information is provided in the ITT documentation, however tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements around the following areas outlined in File 4 of the ITT: 1) Laser and detector requirements 2) General requirements 3) Compatibility 4) Training and support 5) Warranty 6) Testing of the System Post-Installation.
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a financial appraisal report from CreditSafe. This report provides the University with an overall Risk Score, which will be used to assess the applicant's financial standing. The University reserves the right to exclude or request provision of further assurances, such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds, where bidders financial scoring is classed as ‘Satisfactory — Below Expectations’ (49-30) or Poor (29 or below). Further details are provided within the Invitation to Tender documents (File 2). Organisations are advised that a requirement of this tender is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Public Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Product Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence and in the aggregate Professional Indemnity 5 000 000 GBP per occurrence All values stated are in GBP.
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a financial appraisal report from CreditSafe. This report provides the University with an overall Risk Score, which will be used to assess the applicant's financial standing. The University reserves the right to exclude or request provision of further assurances, such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds, where bidders financial scoring is classed as ‘Satisfactory — Below Expectations’ (49-30) or Poor (29 or below). Further details are provided within the Invitation to Tender documents (File 2).
Organisations are advised that a requirement of this tender is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Employers (Compulsory) Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Public Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence Product Liability: 10 000 000 GBP per occurrence and in the aggregate Professional Indemnity 5 000 000 GBP per occurrence All values stated are in GBP.
As defined in the ITT documentation. Full information is provided in the ITT documentation, however tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements around the following areas outlined in File 4 of the ITT: 1) Laser and detector requirements 2) General requirements 3) Compatibility 4) Training and support 5) Warranty 6) Testing of the System Post-Installation.
As defined in the ITT documentation.
Full information is provided in the ITT documentation, however tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements around the following areas outlined in File 4 of the ITT: 1) Laser and detector requirements 2) General requirements 3) Compatibility 4) Training and support 5) Warranty 6) Testing of the System Post-Installation.