CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Cardiff University |
Purchasing Section, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road |
Cardiff |
CF24 0DE |
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Purchasing
Anthony Hale |
+44 02920879388 |
buyline@cardiff.ac.uk |
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www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority3d Printer/Sintering Equipment |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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Type of service contract
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II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
Cardiff, South Wales
UKL22 |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Cardiff School of Engineering, of Cardiff University (‘the University’) has been involved with the Additive manufacturing process for over 15 years. As part of its further development and research activity, the school is looking to purchase a Sintering Machine.
The equipment is a sintering machine capable of building complex three dimensional metal objects directly from CAD data. The machine should be capable of manufacturing objects from a wide range of metal powders.
Suppliers are requested to register on the following website:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Express an interest and download the tender documents.
Please refrain from requesting tender documents from the contracting authority as they are available from the above web portal.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=8884.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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42962000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots No |
II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
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II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeCardiff School of Engineering, of Cardiff University (‘the University’) has been involved with the Additive manufacturing process for over 15 years. As part of its further development and research activity, the school is looking to purchase a Sintering Machine.
The equipment is a sintering machine capable of building complex three dimensional metal objects directly from CAD data. The machine should be capable of manufacturing objects from a wide range of metal powders.
Suppliers are requested to register on the following website:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Express an interest and download the tender documents.
Please refrain from requesting tender documents from the contracting authority as they are available from the above web portal. |
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II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions Relating to the Contract
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III.1.1)
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Deposits and guarantees required
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
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III.1.3)
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Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded
Joint and several liability
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
(1) 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.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
(1) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.
(2) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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Yes
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
CU201/TH0414
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 23-05-2014
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IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 3
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
(WA Ref:8884)
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 08-04-2014 |
ANNEX A
Additional Addresses and Contact Points
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I)
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Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained
Cardiff University |
Purchasing Section, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road |
Cardiff |
CF24 0DE |
UK |
Anthony Hale |
+44 02920879388 |
buyline@cardiff.ac.uk |
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https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home |
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II)
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Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained
Cardiff University |
Purchasing Section, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road |
Cardiff |
CF24 0DE |
UK |
Anthony Hale |
+44 02920879388 |
buyline@cardiff.ac.uk |
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https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home |
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III)
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Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent
Cardiff University |
Purchasing Section, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road |
Cardiff |
CF24 0DE |
UK |
Anthony Hale |
+44 02920879388 |
buyline@cardiff.ac.uk |
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https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home |
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