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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

University of Glasgow

Procurement Office, Tay House

Glasgow

G12 8QQ

Contact

Emma Fleck

Email

Emma.Fleck [at] glasgow.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1413306639

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

Buyer's address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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

PURCH2578 Purchase of Precious Metals for use in Nanofabrication Evaporator Tools

Reference number

PURCH2578

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 14523000 - Related minerals, precious metals and associated products

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

PURCH2578 Purchase of Precious Metals for use in Nanofabrication Evaporator Tools

Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland.

Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted,

they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public

Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts

Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the

‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM82 - Glasgow City

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Framework Agreement for the purchase of Precious Metals for use in Nanofabrication Evaporator Tools.

The University has a requirement for the supply of high-quality metals, the major cost component of which will be precious metals. The required physical characteristics of the metal films, (resistivity, crystallography, transmission/reflection of various frequencies of light), are essential to research contracts valued in the tens of millions of pounds.

Please refer to the PURCH2578 Invitation to Tender Goods or Services.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Specification / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Quality criterion - Name: Ability to respond to variations in activity / Weighting: 42%

Quality criterion - Name: Scrap Metal Recovery / Weighting: 18%

Price - Weighting: 40%

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for 1x12 months

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

- Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (1,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims;

-Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims;

-Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP);

The supplier is required to provide a minimum of 2 number of years accounts clearly showing a minimum yearly turnover of 100,000 GBP.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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

Framework agreement with a single operator

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

7 April 2025

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

7 April 2025

Local time

12:00pm

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Once the deadline has passed submissions can neither be created nor submitted. It is not advisable for Suppliers to wait until the last

moment before creating and dispatching a response in case of any last minute problems. Please note large files should be uploaded as early

as possible to ensure transfer before deadline. If a Supplier is having problems uploading to the PCS site, then the University must be

informed well in advance and depending upon the merit of the case, the University may arrange for the tender to remain open on the PCS

system for a short period after the deadline time stated. System problems do not fall under the University’s remit and should be referred to

PCS.

Postbox Security: Postbox submissions cannot be accessed by anyone, including Millstream, (the provider of the Public Contracts Scotland

system) until the deadline.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came into force on 1 January 2005, designates University of Glasgow as

a Scottish public authority and therefore subject to the provisions and obligations in that Act. This means that any person who makes a

valid request for information held by University of Glasgow will be entitled to receive it, unless all or part of that information can be

withheld by virtue of the exemptions in that Act.

under the Act, University of Glasgow may be required to disclose any information held relating to your response to anyone who makes a

request under that Act. Such information may only be withheld if it meets one or more of the exemptions or conditions in that Act. Even if

an exemption is available University of Glasgow may nevertheless disclose requested information. Information held cannot simply be

classified as “confidential" or "commercial in confidence" to enable it to be protected from disclosure.

University of Glasgow may publish the names and contact details of companies who have been issued with a Questionnaire on its website.

Information may also be requested under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018

and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at .

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at .

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The University has a strong commitment to Community Benefits and seeks to engage with Bidders who have likeminded policies.

Community Benefits include, but are not limited to:

- employment and training opportunities for priority groups

- vocational training

- up-skilling of the existing workforce

- equality and diversity initiatives

- making sub-contracting opportunities available to SMEs, the third sector and supported businesses

- supply-chain development activity

- building capacity in community organisations

- educational support initiatives

- work with schools, colleges and universities to offer work experience

Please advise what community benefits you commit to delivering as a result of this Contract?

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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9TW

Country

United Kingdom