MiCRA - For The Development and Prototyping of a Custom Built Potentio-Stat Incorporating a Graphic User Interface and Internal Fluid Actuator
Institute of Technology Tallaght
MiCRA was established in 2005 in the Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin Ireland. The centre is a Technology gateway supported by Enterprise Ireland to develop rapid diagnostic Technologies and near to market analytical solutions for Irish Industries. The centre has a very active portfolio of applied projects and an industrial base in the areas of analytical process control, medical diagnostics, food chain surveillance and environmental protection. The centre is supported by state of the art facilities and equipments. Further information can be obtained
at www.micra.ie
Section 2 – Scope of Requirements
2.1 Background
The MICRA centre was awarded an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund in 2011 to develop a pen-side diagnostics device for the detection and quantitation of anti-liver fluke antibodies in sheep milk using an enzyme linked immunoassay approach. The technology consists of an electrochemical biochip incorporated into a fluidics device which is covered by a deformable membrane.
Upon depression of the membrane at specific loci, sample together with on-chip reagents are transported to a screen printed carbon electrode. A specific reaction then occurs producing an electrochemical signal (current) which is proportional to the concentration of analyte in the sample.
A key work package within this project is the development of a novel next generation electrochemical immunoassay analyser development capable of enabling reagent actuation and detecting, amplifying and displaying the resultant signal as a unit of analyte concentration. The hand held “reader” component of this technology is envisioned to operate as a standalone unit capable
of receiving and interfacing with the credit card size biochip. In the first instance this technology will be used for on-farm application but will be extended to other fields of use such as food production and medical diagnostics. The estimated expenditure for prototyping and development is 4.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-07-07. The procurement was published on 2013-05-27.
Who? What? Where?| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2013-05-27 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research and experimental development services
Quantity or scope: See attached tender document.30 800
Total value of the procurement: 30 800 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research and experimental development services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
Lowest price
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Institute of Technology Tallaght
Postal address: Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.it-tallaght.ie 🌏
E-mail: james.hayes@ittdublin.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14042084 📞
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-05-27 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-07-07 📅
Publication date: 2013-05-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 103-176580
OJ-S issue: 103
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Frequency of contracts to be awarded: one off.
Short description:
Duration: 6 months
Reference number: MiCRARTF.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: AT vendors facilities.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See attached tender document.
Economic and financial standing: See attached tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See attached tender document.
Technical and professional ability: See attached tender document.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: See attached tender document.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached tender document.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See attached tender document.
Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Other type of contracting authority: Other
Contact
Contact point: James Hayes
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.it-tallaght.ie/ 🌏
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: MiCRARTF.
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Eithne Dempsey
Postal address: ITT Dublin Tallaght
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: eithne.dempsey@ittdublin.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14042862 📞
Internet address: http://www.micra.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 14042861 📠
Source: OJS 2013/S 103-176580 (2013-05-27)