Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-16
Buyer: Heriot Watt University
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33157500 | 35125100: Sensors | 38290000 | 38651600
Submission deadline: 2016-04-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University has a requirement for 3 items of oceanographic research equipment, which are being tendered as separate lots. These comprise: (1) a deep-sea (6 000 m rated), 3-legged benthic chamber lander with 21 Nautilus floats and 2 acoustic releases; (2) a 4-legged benthic micro-profiling lander with 12 Nautilus floats and 2 acoustic releases, also deep-sea (6 000 m rated); and (3) a deep-sea (6 000 m rated) digital stills camera system, all as more particularly described in the Invitation to Tender.
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A deep-sea (6 000 m rated), 3 legged benthic chamber lander with 21 Nautilus floats and 2 acoustic releases. The lander should have 3 benthic chambers (400 cm²) capable of collecting sea-floor mud. Each chamber must be capable of being programmed on its own, with the possibility to inject algal material into the chamber, and sample water from the chamber with a syringe sampler. The water in each chamber should also be stirred by an electronic stirring mechanism. All components must be rated to 6 000 m depth.
A deep-sea (6 000 m rated), 4 legged benthic microprofiling lander with 12 Nautilus floats and 2 acoustic releases. The lander should have a deep-sea microprofiling platform capable of connecting 8 microsensors (O2, pH, sulphide) and logging microsensor data. The microprofiler must be capable of making profiles through the benthic boundary layer, sediment water interface and into seafloor sediments at a spatial resolution of 0.02 mm. All components must be rated to 6 000 m depth.
A deep-sea (6 000 m rated) digital stills camera system with a Nikon 24.1 Mpixel Nikon D7100 (or equivalent) Digital SLR Camera housed in a titanium housing. The camera system should feature a strobe and programmable computer system with 2 remote flash heads, lasers (and attachments) for size measurements at the sea-floor, 3 x rechargeable batteries and a charger. The port of the camera housing should be a dome port. A bottom contact switch is also required. The camera system should be capable of being programmed to photograph in time-lapse mode (at the sea-floor) over a range of time intervals (30 seconds — >1yr), and be capable of being used as a drop camera system with the bottom contact switch. All housing and external components are needed to be manufactured from titanium, and the whole system needs to be capable of being deployed to water depths of 6 000 m. Electronic cables should include: an interconnect cable between camera and strobe system, an interconnect cable between the strobe and 2 remote flash heads, and an interconnect cable between the camera and bottom contact switch.
A parent company guarantee or irrevocable standby letter of credit may be required to protect any significant up-front payment by the University.
Staged payments for receipt of purchase order, delivery of goods, and satisfactory completion of customer acceptance testing.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
Turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice must be at least twice the value of the proposed contract.
(1) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
(2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided
(3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;

Eligibility requirements: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. Turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice must be at least twice the value of the proposed contract. (1) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards. (2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided (3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities; (4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. (5) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. Turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice must be at least twice the value of the proposed contract.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
Turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice must be at least twice the value of the proposed contract.
(1) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards. (2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided (3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities; (4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. (5) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.