Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-05-03
Buyer: University Of Edinburgh
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38000000 | 38434540 | 39330000 | 45214630 | 51430000
Estimated value: 481990 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University of Edinburgh invites bids for the upgrade of its facilities at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the Edinburgh Bioquarter, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU. This involves inter alia the removal of a tunnel washer; installation of a cagewasher and associated pit; a cage change robot; a dirty bedding disposal system; a fresh bedding dispenser; relocation of a bottle washing system; installation, and commissioning and validation of all equipment. A single contractor will be appointed to provide all equipment requirements required for the project.
SCRM Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Bioquarter, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU.
The equipment and all associated installation and commissioning and validation services must be provided by a single contractor. Those responsible for carrying out the decommissioning, removing, installing and commissioning of the equipment shall be required to pay particular attention to mitigation of noise and vibration, as well as Biological containment of the works area to protect adjacent animal facilities.
NB: The minor works required for the SCRM BRF Wash up Area, are separate from the supply of the equipment. A separate contractor will be responsible for the associated Minor Works, which will be procured as a sub-Regulated Procurement process due to the value involved.
Due to an unforeseen strategic development at another campus, the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) project at Little France has become the focus of additional research demands, requiring its Biomedical research facilities (BRF) wash up area to be substantially upgraded and returned to use by July 2018. This will facilitate the closure and demolition of another unit, including its BRF wash-up area, to make way for the University's New Biology development at King's Buildings. Current animal stocks will transfer to SCRM to ensure continuity of research and the utmost in animal welfare. Since the BRF Wash-up Area of SCRM lacks capacity to accommodate the substantial increase of stocking density resulting from the transfer, new Wash-up Area equipment is urgently needed to meet this requirement, and to remain compliant with rigorous Home Office PELh requirements.
This Contract relates to an urgent upgrade to the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) BRF Wash-up Area. It will be tendered via Public Contracts Scotland — Tender (PCS-T) website, project_10104. Candidates are required to submit a completed Non-disclosure agreement before site plans are released via PCS-T. This procurement includes additional procurement-specific pass/fail minimum requirements, detailed in the Qualification Envelope in PCS-T and associated attachments.
Note: Bidders must complete the ESPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement.
Bidders and subcontractors engaged in the delivery of this contract may be excluded if they have not met applicable social, environmental and labour obligations under national, EU, and international law (ESPD section 3D refers). Without prejudice to other relevant duties, suppliers should note this includes obligations for certain organisations under:
— the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 — This is grounds for mandatory exclusion or termination at any procurement or contract stage.
At any stage, bidders and/or subcontractors may be required to provide statements and means of proof demonstrating their compliance with these obligations or the reliability of their self-cleansing measures, including the annual statement as provided for by section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.
NB: The buyer is using PCS-Tender for this procurement. This is a separate website; if you are not already registered, registration is required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code project_10104 under ITTs Open to All.
Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, and then select Project Code from the dropdown. Once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf
If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel (SC Ref:527307).


Winner: Tecniplast UK Ltd
Award value: 481990
Number of bids: 1