AIT — Provision of a Scanning Thermal Microscope with Nano Thermal Analysis Capabilities

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a scanning thermal microscope with nano thermal analysis capabilities. The system must be based on an atomic force microscope (AFM) where the AFM must be supplied with a module or modules that combine the high spatial resolution imaging capabilities of atomic force microscopy with the ability to obtain an understanding of the thermal behaviour of materials with a spatial resolution of sub-100 nm.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-12. The procurement was published on 2020-09-09.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-09-09 Contract notice
2021-01-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-09-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Reference number: LEE935C
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a scanning thermal microscope with nano thermal analysis capabilities. The system must be based on an atomic force microscope (AFM) where the AFM must be supplied with a module or modules that combine the high spatial resolution imaging capabilities of atomic force microscopy with the ability to obtain an understanding of the thermal behaviour of materials with a spatial resolution of sub-100 nm.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
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) 📦
Additional CPV: Microscopes 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie 🌏
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173727&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173727&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-09 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-12 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 178-429389
OJ-S issue: 178

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 235 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
One capability must specifically provide nanoscale temperature and thermal conductivity measurements whilst simultaneously obtaining topography.
The set-up must have the ability to visualise the surface at nanoscale resolution with the AFM’s routine imaging modes and enable the user to select the spatial locations at which they will investigate the thermal properties of the surface by applying heat locally via the probe tip and measuring the thermomechanical response. The system must have calibration capabilities in order to provide results in degrees Celsius. This calibration procedure should also take into account any parasitic thermally-induced cantilever bending. An enclosure and vibration isolation table must also be provided with this unit.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 235 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to [1 year] with a maximum of (4) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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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 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-10-12 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Ryan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173727&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2020/S 178-429389 (2020-09-09)
Contract award notice (2021-01-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 234967.49 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-08 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 008-013815
Refers to notice: 2020/S 178-429389
OJ-S issue: 8

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The set-up must have the ability to visualise the surface at nanoscale resolution with the AFM’s routine imaging modes and enable the user to select the spatial locations at which they will investigate the thermal properties of the surface by applying heat locally via the probe tip and measuring the thermomechanical response. The system must have calibration capabilities in order to provide results in degrees Celsius. This calibration procedure should also take into account any parasitic thermally-induced cantilever bending. An Enclosure and Vibration Isolation table must also be provided with this unit.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Athlone.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 50 %
Quality criterion (name): After sales and technical assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Method
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-12-18 📅
Name: Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Inc
National registration number: C3520526
Postal address: 6310 Hollister Avenue
Postal town: Santa Barbara
Postal code: 93117
Country: United States 🇺🇸
Phone: +1 7917211626 📞
E-mail: chris.mulcahy@oxinst.com 📧
Country: 00 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 234967.49 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2021/S 008-013815 (2021-01-08)
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