ITT for the supply, installation & commissioning of high resolution mass spectrometer

University College Dublin (UCD)

The UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, dedicated to promoting knowledge, health and economic advancement through excellence in biomolecular and biomedical sciences. Through world-class facilities and infrastructural support, UCD Conway enables researchers in the biosciences to compete successfully on the international stage and to place Irish bioscience in the global spotlight. There are approximately 450 people working in the building at any one time, comprising over 60 principal investigators and their teams of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. The Institute wishes to purchase a high resolution mass spectrometer which will be used for a wide range of applications including SILAC-based and label-free quantitative proteomics, protein post-translational modification analysis, and protein-protein interaction studies. It should also be noted that the Institute has an existing mass spectrometer which it would propose a trade in arrangement with the successful supplier. Full details of this existing mass spectrometer are also contained in the ITT.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=281052. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a "tender submission postbox" facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=281052. />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. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-09. The procurement was published on 2011-07-29.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2011-07-29 Contract notice
2012-01-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-07-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: mass spectrometer
Quantity or scope:
Please refer to the invitation to tender document attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Mass spectrometer 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office, Roebuck Offices, Belfield
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucd.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 17164990 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-09-09 📅
Publication date: 2011-08-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 147-244427
OJ-S issue: 147
Additional information
1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (this applies to Irish and foreign bidders.) 2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavours to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request. 3. The University shall NOT be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal. 4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations. 5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible. 6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie (ET ref:281052).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, dedicated to promoting knowledge, health and economic advancement through excellence in biomolecular and biomedical sciences. Through world-class facilities and infrastructural support, UCD Conway enables researchers in the biosciences to compete successfully on the international stage and to place Irish bioscience in the global spotlight. There are approximately 450 people working in the building at any one time, comprising over 60 principal investigators and their teams of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. The Institute wishes to purchase a high resolution mass spectrometer which will be used for a wide range of applications including SILAC-based and label-free quantitative proteomics, protein post-translational modification analysis, and protein-protein interaction studies. It should also be noted that the Institute has an existing mass spectrometer which it would propose a trade in arrangement with the successful supplier. Full details of this existing mass spectrometer are also contained in the ITT.
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=281052.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a "tender submission postbox" facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=281052.
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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. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Reference number: UCDOPP391
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: UCD, Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) 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.
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Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Sole Trader, Partnership or Limited Company/ If there is a grouping, it should prior to contract award, be in such a legal form as to contract as a single entity.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin (UCD)
Contact
Contact point: Procurement & Contracts
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01796 🌏
Name: University College Dublin (UCD)
Contact point: Purchasing Life Sciences
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Postal address: www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for participation: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCDOPP391
Additional information
1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (this applies to Irish and foreign bidders.)
2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavours to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request.
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3. The University shall NOT be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal.
4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations.
5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.
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6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie
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(ET ref:281052).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your solicitor
Source: OJS 2011/S 147-244427 (2011-07-29)
Contract award notice (2012-01-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 438 195 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-30 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 20-031718
Refers to notice: 2011/S 147-244427
OJ-S issue: 20
Additional information
(ET Ref:374812).

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Whole life costs (30)
2. Technical (40)
3. Lead time (5)
4. Service & training (20)
5. Experience (5)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-10-28 📅
Name: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Postal address: Stafford House, Boundary Way
Postal town: Hemel Hempstead
Postal code: HP2 7GE
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Internet address: www.thermo.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Chief Registrar Four Courts Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2012/S 020-031718 (2012-01-30)
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