NUI Galway โ€” RFT for the Supply of Two Analytical Flow Cytometers

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for new/second hand/ex demo/refurbished benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up) or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is not new the date of manufacture must be โ‰ค 7 years, preferably โ‰ค 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history must be provided.
One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers must tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-30. The procurement was published on 2020-06-29.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-06-29 Contract notice
2021-01-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Cytometers
Reference number: LEE885C
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for new/second hand/ex demo/refurbished benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up) or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is not new the date of manufacture must be โ‰ค 7 years, preferably โ‰ค 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history must be provided. One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers must tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Cytometers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: colette.gallagher@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61234969 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169497&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169497&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-07-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 126-307910
OJ-S issue: 126
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for new/second hand/ex demo/refurbished benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up) or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is not new the date of manufacture must be โ‰ค 7 years, preferably โ‰ค 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history must be provided.
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One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers must tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
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Estimated total value: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The 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 extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Description of options: See RFT document for details.
Additional information: All information relating 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.
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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Colette Gallagher
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169497&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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 126-307910 (2020-06-29)
Contract award notice (2021-01-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for new/second hand/ex demo/refurbished benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up); or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is not new the date of manufacture must be โ‰ค 7 years, preferably โ‰ค 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history must be provided. One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers MUST tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
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Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-01-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 005-004794
Refers to notice: 2020/S 126-307910
OJ-S issue: 5
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for new/second hand/ex demo/refurbished benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up); or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is not new the date of manufacture must be โ‰ค 7 years, preferably โ‰ค 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history must be provided.
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One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers MUST tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
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Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales and support
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Method statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Price (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Cytometric Engineering Ltd
National registration number: GB 183 7103 12
Postal address: Unit 8 Greenham Park
Postal town: Ely
Postal code: CB6 2HF
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: ianharvey@flowcel.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.flowcel.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2021/S 005-004794 (2021-01-04)