Teagasc โ€” Request for Tenders for the Provision of Temperature Monitoring and Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

In summary, the Services comprise: the Provision of Temperature Monitoring and Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment for Teagasc across seven (7) locations as follows;
โ€” Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Co. Carlow,
โ€” Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15,
โ€” Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway,
โ€” Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath,
โ€” Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Wexford,
โ€” Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork (Food),
โ€” Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork (Agric).
This public procurement competition relates to Provision of Service Contracts for Teagasc. This requirement is divided into six (6) Lots
โ€” Lot 1: Balances,
โ€” Lot 2: Centrifuges,
โ€” Lot 3: Hoods,
โ€” Lot 4: Ovens and furnaces,
โ€” Lot 5: Single and multiple pipettes,
โ€” Lot 6: Emergency breakdown for unspecified (new) Items.
(The type of equipment expected in Lot 6 includes, but is not limited to, distilled water units, water baths and gas monitors).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-07. The procurement was published on 2019-04-04.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2019-04-04 Contract notice
2019-09-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-04-04)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Linda Maher
Phone: +353 61233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: linda.maher@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144960&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144960&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œTeagasc โ€” Request for Tenders for the Provision of Temperature Monitoring and Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment LSS615Cโ€
Products/services: Calibration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: the Provision of Temperature Monitoring and Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment for Teagasc across seven...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 375 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Balances
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of checking apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of pumps ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of liquid pumps ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of gas pumps ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of valves ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of taps ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of metal containers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Services comprises of the Provision of Temperature Monitoring and Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment for Teagasc.โ€
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period up to one (1) year with a maximum of three (3) such extension on the same terms...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Centrifuges
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hoods
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Ovens and Furnaces
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4

5๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single and Multiple Pipettes
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5

6๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Emergency Breakdown for Unspecified (New) Items
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Services comprises of the Provision of Temperature Monitoring & Calibration Services of Small Laboratory Equipment for Teagasc.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-05-07 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-05-07 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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
Source: OJS 2019/S 069-162702 (2019-04-04)
Contract award notice (2019-09-27)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: the provision of temperature monitoring and calibration services of small laboratory equipment for Teagasc across seven...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 374 435 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe services comprises of the provision of temperature monitoring and calibration services of small laboratory equipment for Teagasc.โ€
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Parts
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Efficiencies
Price (weighting): 50 %
Description
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Services comprises of the provision of temperature monitoring and calibration services of small laboratory equipment for Teagasc.โ€

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 069-162702

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Balances
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-09-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Carl Stuart Ltd
National registration number: IE4737186M
Postal address: Tallaght Business Park
Postal town: Dublin 24
Postal code: Whitestown
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 4523432 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: edele.doyle@carlstuart.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.labunlimited.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 37 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 39200.00
Highest offer: 77350.00

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Centrifuges
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Davidson and Hardy Ltd
National registration number: IE4806845K
Postal address: Aravon House, 8 Pembroke Rd
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 4
Phone: +353 16600725 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: barney@dhlab.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 4890370115 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.dhlab.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 37 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 750 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Hoods
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 62 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 16400.00
Highest offer: 91850.00

4๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Ovens and Furnaces
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 62 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 37350.00
Highest offer: 316915.00

5๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title: Single and Multiple Pipettes
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Calibration Technology Ltd
National registration number: IE 6422333J
Postal address: InnovationWorks, National Technology Park
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Plassey
Phone: +353 61503132 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: brian.kelly@calibrationtech.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 61338065 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.calibrationtech.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 168 940 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 6
Title: Emergency Breakdown for Unspecified (New) Items
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 25 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 5520.00
Highest offer: 12450.00
Source: OJS 2019/S 189-460319 (2019-09-27)