LEE951C โ€” Restricted Procedure for the Supply of Quantum Microscope Component Fabrication for UCC

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The Dept. of physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems.
There are two types of systems for which the dept of physics seek two copies of all components. In total, there are approximately 600 components to be manufactured, surfaces conditions to spec, and then assembled.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-27. The procurement was published on 2020-10-28.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-28 Contract notice
2020-11-02 Additional information
2021-11-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-28)
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: Gerry Kennedy
Phone: +353 61213506 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gerry.kennedy@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
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176973&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176973&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: University Colleague Cork

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLEE951C โ€” Restricted Procedure for the Supply of Quantum Microscope Component Fabrication for UCCโ€
Products/services: Industrial machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Dept. of physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Support equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Dept. of physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    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 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

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
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-11-27 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

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 213-521199 (2020-10-28)
Additional information (2020-11-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Physics, University College Cork, are seeking the expertise of a Technical Machine Shop to fabricate and ship components for four custom...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 213-521199

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.1.4)
Place of text to be modified: Short description
Old value
Text:
โ€œThe Dept. of Physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    Show more
New value
Text:
โ€œThe Department of Physics, University College Cork, are seeking the expertise of a Technical Machine Shop to fabricate and ship components for four custom...โ€    Show more
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.4)
Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement
Old value
Text:
โ€œThe Dept. of Physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    Show more
New value
Text:
โ€œThe Department of Physics, University College Cork, are seeking the expertise of a Technical Machine Shop to fabricate and ship components for four custom...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 217-531055 (2020-11-02)
Contract award notice (2021-11-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co.Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLEE951C - Restricted Procedure for the Supply of Quantum microscope Component Fabrication for UCCโ€
Short description:
โ€œThe Dept. of Physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 234 699 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Dept. of Physics UCC seeks technical machine shop services to machine and assemble components for four custom design quantum microscope systems. There...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): Warranty Technical Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Method Statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Price (weighting): 30%
Description
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 213-521199

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLEE951C - Restricted Procedure for the Supply of Quantum microscope Component Fabrication for UCCโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The University of Oxford, Department of Physics
National registration number: GB 125 5067 30
Postal address: University Offices Wellington Square
Postal town: Oxford
Postal code: Oxfordshire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: finance@physics.ox.ac.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 234 699 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 222792.00
Highest offer: 234699.00

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 232-610982 (2021-11-25)