DAFM-Laboratory Information System

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The successful installation shall supply DAFM with a key strategic system to ensure DAFM upholds its commitments to its internal/external clients and the wider Agri-Food industry. DAFM expects the contracted supplier to provide:
• an off the shelf laboratory information management system (LIMS) that has the capability to integrate with other crucial systems in use across DAFM Laboratory Service;
• a scalable solution that supports DAFM Laboratory Services for the lifetime of the system.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-17. The procurement was published on 2020-05-05.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-05 Contract notice
2020-12-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Neil McCarthy
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
E-mail: neil.mccarthy@ul.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
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=166464&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166464&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: DAFM-Laboratory Information System LEE891C
Products/services: Software package and information systems 📦
Short description:
“The successful installation shall supply DAFM with a key strategic system to ensure DAFM upholds its commitments to its internal/external clients and the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 💰

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Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Additional products/services: Industry specific software package 📦
Additional products/services: Compliance software package 📦
Additional products/services: Medical software package 📦
Additional products/services: Educational software package 📦
Additional products/services: Networking, Internet and intranet software package 📦
Additional products/services: Information systems and servers 📦
Additional products/services: Information systems 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous software package and computer systems 📦
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The successful installation shall supply DAFM with a key strategic system to ensure DAFM upholds its commitments to its internal/external clients and the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 💰
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
Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of contract and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to [2 years] with a...”    Show more
Additional information:
“The EPS on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites tenders (‘Tenders’) to this request for...”    Show more

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: 2020-07-17 14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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: 2020-07-17 14:00 📅

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 📧
Source: OJS 2020/S 090-214192 (2020-05-05)
Contract award notice (2020-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The successful installation shall supply DAFM with a key strategic system to ensure DAFM upholds its commitments to its internal/external clients and the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 6 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The successful installation shall supply DAFM with a key strategic system to ensure DAFM upholds its commitments to its internal/external clients and the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Supporting information of mandatory pass/fail requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Ability to meet system wide functionality
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name):
“Ability to meet laboratory business needs based on system specific functionality”
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Support and maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Project implementation
Quality criterion (name): Training
Quality criterion (name): IT System Requirements (Appendix 1A)
Price (weighting): 20
Description
Additional information:
“The EPS on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites tenders (‘Tenders’) to this request for...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 090-214192

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: DAFM-Laboratory Information System
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: LabVantage Solutions Ltd
National registration number: 3333308
Postal address: 5 Cliveden Office Village, Lancaster Road, Cressex Business Park
Postal town: High Wycombe
Postal code: HP12 3YZ
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 7771816957 📞
E-mail: sbull@labvantage.com 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.labvantage.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 6 000 000 💰
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 6000000.00
Highest offer: 6000001.00
Source: OJS 2020/S 251-629817 (2020-12-22)