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RHUL-24021 Support for an Existing Electron Beam Lithography System

ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE

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21 Sep 2023 at 09:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Holloway and Bedford New College has awarded a contract to Jeol UK Limited for ongoing warranty and support for an existing Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System for a further five years, within the SuperFab Class 5 Clean Room facility in West Surrey, United Kingdom. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication, due to technical reasons resulting in a direct award to the original manufacturer. The contract, valued at £4 million, was signed on 18th August 2023.

This contract opportunity to support critical equipment for nanotechnology research at the university is suitable for businesses in the repair and maintenance services of optical equipment industry category. Companies experienced in providing ongoing warranty and support services for complex scientific instruments and those capable of offering long-term technical assistance would be well-suited to compete. The opportunity is particularly relevant for large-scale suppliers in the scientific equipment maintenance and support sector.

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Notice Title

RHUL-24021 Support for an Existing Electron Beam Lithography System

Notice Description

AWARDED - An agreement to Joel UK Limited for the ongoing warranty and support for a further period of five years, for an existing Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System within the SuperFab Class 5 Clean Room facility

Lot Information

Lot 1

AWARDED - An agreement to Jeol UK Limited, the original manufacturer and exclusive provider of ongoing warranty and support services for an existing instrument critical to the operation of the university's class 5 clean room nanotechnology fabrication research unit, for an initial period of five years at a cost of PS554k. The university reserves the right to extend this agreement to cover the functional lifetime of the equipment (estimated at a maximum of 30 years) therefore the total estimated value of award is up to PS4m.

Procurement Information

This is a direct award to Jeol U.K. Limited for an initial five year agreement for ongoing warranty and support for an existing Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System. This instrument is critical to the operation of the Class 5 Clean Room and is used by academic and industrial research partners to further global research in this field. The instrument is in-situ and functional, and no-one other than the original manufacturer can provide the ongoing warranty/support required. Whilst the initial extension is for a five year period, the university reserves the right to further extend the support for the useful life of the instrument under this award (estimated at a maximum of 30 years).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04027f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027848-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50344000 - Repair and maintenance services of optical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ25 West Surrey

Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JEOL (U.K.

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