LEE640C TCD Supply, Delivery and Installation of Two (2) Flow Cytometers

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for 2 flow cytometers to enable SFI funded research at Trinity College Dublin.
This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 2 lots detailed in subsequent sections of this tender document. While the tender specification has been prepared in 2 individual lots, tenderers are invited to provide submissions for any or all of these lots.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-01. The procurement was published on 2019-05-30.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-05-30 Contract notice
2022-12-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-05-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Reference number: LEE640C
Short description:
Tenders are sought for 2 flow cytometers to enable SFI funded research at Trinity College Dublin. This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 2 lots detailed in subsequent sections of this tender document. While the tender specification has been prepared in 2 individual lots, tenderers are invited to provide submissions for any or all of these lots.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Cytometers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co.Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: marissa.staunton@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61234238 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148093&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148093&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-05-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-06-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 106-258114
OJ-S issue: 106
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for 2 flow cytometers to enable SFI funded research at Trinity College Dublin.
This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 2 lots detailed in subsequent sections of this tender document. While the tender specification has been prepared in 2 individual lots, tenderers are invited to provide submissions for any or all of these lots.
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Estimated total value: 555 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: LEE640C Flow Cytometer 1
Lot number: 1
Short description:
The first cytometer will upgrade the existing flow cytometry and cell sorting Core within the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI). It will serve as a hub across many thematic priorities in TCD including Ageing; where biomarkers from the TILDA longitudinal cohort will be interrogated, cancer; where the significance of stem cells, circulating tumour cells and the role of inflammation, the immune system in promoting metastasis and as a vehicle for therapeutic intervention may be explored in clinical samples; it will service nanomedicine and nanoscience and genomics of human disease, all the while underpinning excellence in research and education.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Service and maintenance on an annual basis for a period of 4 years.
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie
Title of the lot: LEE640C Flow Cytometer 2
Lot number: 2
Short description:
The second cytometer will be installed in the Flow Cytometry facility within the school of biochemistry and immunology was set up in 2005 and is located in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI). With over 150 regular users from various Schools within TCD and other institutions this is a very busy facility with extensive experience and expertise. With a dedicated manager, training, supervision, and assistance is provided in all aspects from experimental design through instrument set up, data acquisition and analysis. The University is seeking low maintenance, robust flow cytometers that produce minimal waste in line with the Provostโ€™s sustainability initiatives.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 257 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals: Service and maintenance for a period of 4 years.
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: Please see RFT document for further details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2019-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Marissa Staunton
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=148093&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2019/S 106-258114 (2019-05-30)
Contract award notice (2022-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for two Flow Cytometers to enable SFI funded research at Trinity College Dublin. This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 2 Lots detailed in subsequent sections of this tender document. While the tender specification has been prepared in 2 individual lots, tenderers are invited to provide submissions for any or all of these Lots.
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Total value of the procurement: 509 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co.Limerick

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-12-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 249-725857
Refers to notice: 2019/S 106-258114
OJ-S issue: 249
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for two Flow Cytometers to enable SFI funded research at Trinity College Dublin.
This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 2 Lots detailed in subsequent sections of this tender document. While the tender specification has been prepared in 2 individual lots, tenderers are invited to provide submissions for any or all of these Lots.
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The first cytometer will upgrade the existing Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core within the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI). It will serve as a hub across many thematic priorities in TCD including Ageing; where biomarkers from the TILDA longitudinal cohort will be interrogated, Cancer; where the significance of stem cells, circulating tumour cells and the role of inflammation, the immune system in promoting metastasis and as a vehicle for therapeutic intervention may be explored in clinical samples; it will service nanomedicine and nanoscience and genomics of human disease, all the while underpinning excellence in research and education.
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Additional information:
All information relating to this tender is published on
Title of the lot: LEE640C Flow Cytometer 2
Short description:
The second cytometer will be installed in the Flow Cytometry Facility within the School of Biochemistry and Immunology was set up in 2005 and is located in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI). With over 150 regular users from various Schools within TCD and other institutions this is a very busy facility with extensive experience and expertise. With a dedicated manager, training, supervision, and assistance is provided in all aspects from experimental design through instrument set up, data acquisition and analysis. The University is seeking low maintenance, robust flow cytometers that produce minimal waste in line with the Provostโ€™s sustainability initiatives.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Warranty Technical Support & Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Method
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Sustainability
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, After Sales Service, Technical Support & Training
Method Statement
Susatainability

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-10-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Sigma-Aldrich Company Ltd
National registration number: GB 5019 288 55
Postal address: The Old Brickyard
Postal town: Gillingham
Postal code: SP8 4XT
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1202448802 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gbrcontracts-tenders@sial.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-08-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Cytometric Engineering Ltd
National registration number: GB 183 7103 12
Postal address: Unit 8 Greenham Park
Postal town: Ely
Postal code: CB6 2HF
E-mail: ianharvey@flowcel.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.flowcel.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2022/S 249-725857 (2022-12-22)