2-Photon Laser Lithography System

Additional information

— NUIG/CON322/15 2Photon Laser Lithography System information and documentation is available to download on the etenders website: www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT reference no. 95414. On the relevant web page, please record your interest and follow site instructions to access tender documentation. If you have not already registered, you will be required to do so before accessing tender documentation. Registration is free of charge.

— NUI Galway will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent submission may be deemed inadmissible.

— Please use reference no. NUIG/CON322/15 on all correspondence relating to this tender.

— Closing date for receipt of queries is Tuesday, 2.6.2015.

— Closing date for receipt of tender submissions is 10:00 (local time) Thursday, 11.6.2015.

— Should there be any changes to the proposed funding, the contracting authority reserves the right not to continue with the proposed purchase, or to alter requirements in line with the availability of funding.

— NUI Galway will not reimburse any costs incurred in either completing the application, attending interview or preparation of tender submissions.

— This is the sole call for competition for this contract.

— It will be a condition of establishment of the agreement that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

— If, for any reason, it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer.

— At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded at any time.

— Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documents in order to avoid risk of elimination from the competition.

— The lowest or indeed any tender need not necessarily be accepted.

— Due to resourcing constraints, NUI Galway will not be offering individual debriefing meetings to unsuccessful bidders.

Lodging of Appeals: The contracting authority will not conclude this contract award, to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the delivery of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax, or 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means.

Short description

A medical device research centre, based in NUI Galway, is to be established as part of a major Irish Government investment in science and technology through Science Foundation Ireland. The prime objective for CÚRAM will be to radically improve health outcomes for patients by developing innovative implantable medical devices to treat major unmet medical needs. Projects will involve the, generation of complex three-dimensional structures in photosensitive polymers. To meet our requirements we require a turn-key laser based 2-photon laser lithography system for a multi user environment that is capable of fabricating complex 3D structures in common commercially available photoresist formulations. It must be capable of fabricating structures with lateral dimensions of approx. 200 nm. The system should be capable of writing over field areas of 100 x 100 x 0.5 mm and it must also have dedicated direct-write photolithography capability for 2D mask generation. Full details of requirements are contained in the Invitation to Tender document available from the etenders website. Candidates must ‘accept’ the invitation to be given access to the tender documents.