LEE879C Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Helium Recovery and Recycling Liquefier for the Department of Physics, UCC

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility for the quantum matter research group in the Department of Physics, University College Cork (UCC). We employ two liquid 4He cryostats, each providing the cryogenics for a quantum microscope based on the operation of a 3He/4He dilution refrigerator. Each cryostat is anticipated to evaporate 10 litres of liquid 4He per day during normal operations. Therefore, we require the capability to recover all the 4He gas exhausted from both cryostats, store that gas in intermediate container(s) if necessary, clean the gas to the highest possible purity, then liquefy all the 4He gas by re-cooling it to 4.2 Kelvin, and finally store the liquid 4He until required for use. For this function, we seek to purchase a cryofree helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-13. The procurement was published on 2020-07-13.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-13 Contract notice
2021-01-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Reference number: LEE879C
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility for the quantum matter research group in the Department of Physics, University College Cork (UCC). We employ two liquid 4He cryostats, each providing the cryogenics for a quantum microscope based on the operation of a 3He/4He dilution refrigerator. Each cryostat is anticipated to evaporate 10 litres of liquid 4He per day during normal operations. Therefore, we require the capability to recover all the 4He gas exhausted from both cryostats, store that gas in intermediate container(s) if necessary, clean the gas to the highest possible purity, then liquefy all the 4He gas by re-cooling it to 4.2 Kelvin, and finally store the liquid 4He until required for use. For this function, we seek to purchase a cryofree helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility.
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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: Gases 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: South-West 🏙️

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: marissa.staunton@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234238 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-08-13 📅
Publication date: 2020-07-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 136-334260
OJ-S issue: 136
Additional information
All information in relation to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 304 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 304 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Subject to renewal for a period of 12 months on 2 such occasions.
Description of options: Variances that meet the specifications will be considered.
Name of EU-financed project or programme: SFI funded.
Additional information: All information in relation to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing: Please see RFT document for further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability: 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 opening date: 2020-08-13 📅
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 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170426&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
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2020/S 136-334260 (2020-07-13)
Contract award notice (2021-01-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility for the Quantum Matter Research Group in the Department of Physics, University College Cork (UCC). We employ two liquid 4He cryostats, each providing the cryogenics for a quantum microscope based on the operation of a 3He/4He dilution refrigerator. Each cryostat is anticipated to evaporate 10 litres of liquid 4He per day during normal operations. Therefore, we require the capability to recover all the 4He gas exhausted from both cryostats, store that gas in intermediate container(s) if necessary, clean the gas to the highest possible purity, then liquefy all the 4He gas by re-cooling it to 4.2 Kelvin, and finally store the liquid 4He until required for use. For this function, we seek to purchase a cryofree helium recovery and recycling liqueifier facility.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

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

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-11 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 010-016940
Refers to notice: 2020/S 136-334260
OJ-S issue: 10

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 70 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-12-23 📅
Name: Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd
National registration number: GB 217421392
Postal address: 1 Mole Business Park, Surrey
Postal town: Leatherhead
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: david@qd-uki.co.uk 📧
Internet address: http://www.qd-uki.co.uk 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2021/S 010-016940 (2021-01-11)
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