Ultra-Pure Water System - Soft Market Testing

This is a Soft Market Test being conducted by the University of Southampton, this is not an invitation to tender.

The University is looking to purchase an Ultra-Pure Water System for the Mountbatten Building on the Highfield Campus. The Mountbatten Building at the University of Southampton currently generates pure water via a Quattro 3000 Unit and final polishing/UV/filter equipment. This unit is now considered obsolete and the University is looking for a suitable replacement Ultra-Pure Water System (UPW) to be sited within the Mountbatten Building on the Highfield Campus, which needs to be compatible with existing pipework, storage tanks, pumps and motors where possible. The Mountbatten building is a highly technical building supporting the research within the Cleanroom complex (nano fabrication, lithography, optical fibre production and novel glass research) and the Optical lab areas (mainly lasers and characterisation), with demand for high quality, ultra-pure and Reverse Osmosis (RO) water.

Document to be returned as part of this Soft Market Testing - 2023UoS-0845 - Soft Market Testing Questionnaire V2.pdf

The deadline for clarifications is 18/09/2023 at 12.00 Noon. The deadline for Questionnaire submissions is 25/09/2023 at 12.00 Noon.

Additional information: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this Soft Market Testing Exercise(SMTE) and to communicate with participating organisations.

All documentation in relation to this SMTE can be downloaded from In-Tend.

Participating organisations are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University will be conducted via In-Tend.

Regular monitoring of In-Tend is the responsibility of the participating organisation.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the SMTE documentation.

Once you have logged in: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your company against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'.

Further instructions for the submission of soft market event forms are below.

To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View Details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g., 'Soft Market Testing') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the "My Tender Return" panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red "Submit Return" button.

Please note that, to preserve the integrity of the soft market testing exercise, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend. This Prior information Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future.

Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement.

This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and the University will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. The University of Southampton is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the PIN.

Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by the University of Southampton will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.