DAFM โ€” RFT for the Provision of Gamma-interferon Sample Testing

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking tenders for the provision of Gamma Interferon TB Testing Services. The test must be carried out under an appropriate quality system, using the Bovigam Gamma Interferon Assay. DAFM will provide the gamma interferon assay ELISA kits to the successful applicant. Any testing laboratory must be approved by the Irish National Reference Laboratory (NRL).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-14. The procurement was published on 2020-08-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-08-14 Contract notice
2021-01-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-08-14)
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Colette Gallagher
Phone: +353 61234969 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: colette.gallagher@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=172226&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172226&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: DAFM โ€” RFT for the Provision of Gamma-interferon Sample Testing ASS051C
Products/services: Blood analysis services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking tenders for the provision of Gamma Interferon TB Testing Services. The test must be...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking tenders for the provision of Gamma Interferon TB Testing Services. The test must be...โ€    Show more
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: 36
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 or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT documents for details.
Description
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

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: 2020-09-14 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: 2020-09-14 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 160-390316 (2020-08-14)
Contract award notice (2021-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: DAFM โ€” RFT for the Provision of Gamma-Interferon Sample Testing ASS051C
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 50 %
Quality criterion (name): Experience
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Organisation and structure
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 160-390316

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: DAFM โ€” RFT for the Provision of Gamma-Interferon Sample Testing
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd
National registration number: ie9815572t
Postal address: Elphin, Castlerea
Postal town: Roscommon
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: john.gilmore@farmlab.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.farmlab.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2021/S 006-009933 (2021-01-06)