UCDOPP503 - Invitation to Tender for the Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Walk-In Plant Growth Chambers

University College Dublin ( UCD )

The Programme for Experimental Atmospheres and
Climate (PÉAC) facility at UCD Rosemount was opened in
September 2011. Currently PÉAC consists of eight walk-in
plant growth rooms will full climate, light and atmospheric
control. UCD staff and students use the facility to undertake
a wide range of rigorously controlled plant growth
experiments in order to address numerous global
challenges including the response of plant species
(including crops) and ecosystem function/services to future
climate change. Experimental research to date includes
investigation of (1) native Irish and Mediterranean species
to projected atmospheric change by the year 2050 and
beyond, (2) wheat species and fungal pathogen
interactions in a future high CO2 world and (3) evolution of
agriculture and the role of elevated carbon dioxide on crop
plant low temperature tolerance, to name a few. The facility
has grown from strength to strength in terms of the number
of researchers from UCD and other international and
national collaborators using the facility.
Currently however demand to use this internationally
unique facility far outstrips current capacity. Furthermore,
major new multi- million euro projects funded by Science
Foundation Ireland, PRTLI5 and European Research
Council require the development of additional
environmental control capabilities beyond the scope of
control currently available in PÉAC. In order to address both
of these critical issues we propose to expand the PÉAC
facility to include eight additional reach-in plant growth
rooms, each measuring approximately 2m2 in area with
the capability to (a) control and monitor atmospheric CO2
from sub-ambient levels to super elevated levels
(simulating atmospheric composition of a full glaciation to
greenhouse world of the past and future), (b) control and
monitor atmospheric oxygen from modern ambient to
super elevated levels of 25% (simulating the atmospheric
composition of the Carboniferous era ~ 300 million y

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-06-13. The procurement was published on 2013-05-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-05-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-05-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Quantity or scope:
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie500 000
Total value of the procurement: 500 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦

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
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office, Roebuck Offices
Postal town: Belfield
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucd.ie 🌏
E-mail: turlough.kieran@ucd.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17166681 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-05-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-06-13 📅
Publication date: 2013-05-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 087-147993
OJ-S issue: 87
Additional information
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Programme for Experimental Atmospheres and
Climate (PÉAC) facility at UCD Rosemount was opened in
September 2011. Currently PÉAC consists of eight walk-in
plant growth rooms will full climate, light and atmospheric
control. UCD staff and students use the facility to undertake
a wide range of rigorously controlled plant growth
experiments in order to address numerous global
challenges including the response of plant species
(including crops) and ecosystem function/services to future
climate change. Experimental research to date includes
investigation of (1) native Irish and Mediterranean species
to projected atmospheric change by the year 2050 and
beyond, (2) wheat species and fungal pathogen
interactions in a future high CO2 world and (3) evolution of
agriculture and the role of elevated carbon dioxide on crop
plant low temperature tolerance, to name a few. The facility
has grown from strength to strength in terms of the number
of researchers from UCD and other international and
national collaborators using the facility.
Currently however demand to use this internationally
unique facility far outstrips current capacity. Furthermore,
major new multi- million euro projects funded by Science
Foundation Ireland, PRTLI5 and European Research
Council require the development of additional
environmental control capabilities beyond the scope of
control currently available in PÉAC. In order to address both
of these critical issues we propose to expand the PÉAC
facility to include eight additional reach-in plant growth
rooms, each measuring approximately 2m2 in area with
the capability to (a) control and monitor atmospheric CO2
from sub-ambient levels to super elevated levels
(simulating atmospheric composition of a full glaciation to
greenhouse world of the past and future), (b) control and
monitor atmospheric oxygen from modern ambient to
super elevated levels of 25% (simulating the atmospheric
composition of the Carboniferous era ~ 300 million y
Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie
Duration: 3 months
Reference number: UCDOPP503
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
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Economic and financial standing:
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Technical and professional ability:
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Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie
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
Tender opening date: 2013-06-13 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Turlough Kieran

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCDOPP503

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your solicitor
Source: OJS 2013/S 087-147993 (2013-05-02)
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