Contract award notice

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External Reference: 2025-562593

FTS Reference: 2025-000673

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
GB 277399933
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Contact person: Sarah Turton
Telephone: +44 1158486439
NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables
Reference number:  NTU/24/2673/ST
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Nottingham Trent University has ongoing requirements for the purchase of optical related equipment components and consumables. The requirement has been split into 10 lots which are listed below. Tenderers may tender for individual lots, or they may tender for all lots as applicable on the framework.
The items have been categorised into the following list of lots; Lot 1: Optical elements Lot 2: Optomechanical devices and components Lot 3: Optical tables, breadboards, and accessories Lot 4: Manual and motorised stages, micrometres, actuators, and positioners Lot 5: Test and calibration targets, reticules, and tools Lot 6: Fibre optics, fibre test instruments, and fibre processing tools Lot 7: Instrumentation Lot 8: Light sources Lot 9: General Accessories, Equipment Components and Consumables Lot 10: Future technologies.
A detailed scope of each lot can be found in the tender documentation.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  600000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31000000  -  Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
31131100  -  Actuators
31712335  -  Optical coupled isolators
31712348  -  Laser diodes
32560000  -  Fibre-optic materials
32561000  -  Fibre-optic connections
32562000  -  Optical-fibre cables
38433000  -  Spectrometers
38433300  -  Spectrum analyser
38519400  -  Automated microscope stages
38519600  -  Microscope eyepieces, condensers, collectors, tubes, stages and covers
38519650  -  Microscope stages
38600000  -  Optical instruments
38623000  -  Optical filters
38636000  -  Specialist optical instruments
38636100  -  Lasers
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Optical elements which may be kits including but not limited to; lenses, mirrors, filters, beamsplitters, prisms, diffusors, windows, gratings, crystals and liquid crystal devices, lenses and objectives, cells, isolators, collimators, couplers, modulators, antennas, compensators, polarisers, depolarisers, displacers, and rotators, waveplates and beam expanders and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Optomechanical devices and components
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Optomechanical devices and components, which may be kits of items or motorised elements and would include accessory bolts and fitting and tools for assembly as required: - including but not limited to posts, supports, rails, mounts, clamps, cages, adaptors and brackets, iris, apertures and pinholes, shelves and platforms, choppers, beam scanners, piezo devices, adaptive optics, filter wheels and mounts (adaptors, clamps, ports, mounts, supports, stands and joints), shutters and stages.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Optical tables, breadboards, and accessories
Lot No:  3
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Optical tables, breadboards, and accessories, including but not limited to enclosures, feet, handles, shelving, fixtures, and screens/curtains.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Manual and motorised stages, micrometres, actuators, and positioners
Lot No:  4
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Manual and motorised stages, micrometres, actuators and positioners as well as the controllers of these components. Including but not limited to; associated base plates, platforms, brackets and adaptors and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Test and calibration targets, reticules, and tools
Lot No:  5
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Test and calibration targets, reticules and tools including but not limited to power meters and beam characterisation instruments and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Fibre optics, fibre test instruments, and fibre processing tools
Lot No:  6
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fibre optics including but not limited to fibres and patch cables, fibre collimators, couplers, splitters, combiners, polarisers, circulators, reflectors, isolators, attenuators, filters and terminators. Fibre test instruments such as spectrum analysers, polarimeters and extinction ratio meters. Fibre processing tools including but not limited to strippers, cleaners, cleavers, splicers, glass processors, recoaters and testers, and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Instrumentation
Lot No:  7
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Instrumentation including but not limited to spectrometers, interferometers, amplifiers, spectrum and noise analysers, beam profilers, wavefront sensors and auto correctors, and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Light sources
Lot No:  8
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Light sources including but not limited to lasers (diodes and other solid state devices such as fibre etc., HeNe and other gasses, tuneable, pulsed, from Thz or Hz frequency and UV to radio frequency) and laser drivers, phase controllers and power modulators, also diodes, lamps and other broadband sources, and associated brackets/mounts/posts/connectors/fittings. Corresponding laser safety glasses should be offered.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

General Accessories, Equipment Components and Consumables
Lot No:  9
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

General accessories, equipment components and consumables related to optical equipment.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Future technologies
Lot No:  10
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Future technologies related to optical equipment components and consumables. Tenderer to indicate what they will offer under this lot in their tender response.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Pricing (Transparency & Visibility)  /  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2024/S 000-023092
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: 1-10

Title: Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

29/10/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Thorlabs Ltd
Cambridgeshire
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Lot No: 1-9

Title: Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

31/10/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

EDMUND OPTICS LTD.
York
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3

Lot No: 1-9

Title: Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

24/10/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

RS COMPONENTS LIMITED
Northants
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 4

Lot No: 1-9

Title: Optical Related Equipment Components and Consumables

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

30/10/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

PRO-LITE TECHNOLOGY LTD
Bedford
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK