Microscopy and Imaging Equipment

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia:

• APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members
• HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
• NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members
• NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/
• LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/
• SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/

Other participating bodies include:

• Scotland Excel and their associate members
• NHS National (Scotland) Procurement
• Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA
• National Galleries of Scotland
• National Records of Scotland
• Scottish Police Authority / Police Scotland

Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Suppliers were asked to confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following:

Appendix A Form of Tender

Appendix B Freedom of Information

Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct

Appendix H Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime

Appendix I Declaration of Non- Involvement in Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation

WHERE TENDERER’S TECHNICAL RESPONSE ACHIEVED LESS THAN 50% OF FULL MARKS AVAILABLE FOR THE TECHNICAL ENVELOPE/QUESTIONNAIRE, THEN THE AUTHORITY RESERVED THE RIGHT NOT TO AWARD A TENDERER A PLACE ON THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT. DETAILED EVALUATION CRITERIA AND THEIR WEIGHTINGS WITHIN THE TECHNICAL ENVELOPE, ARE INCLUDED IN THE SECTION 1 OF THE ITT (PAGES 11-12).