UCD — Provision of a Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) System

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) system for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM system is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established super-resolution imaging consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-30. The procurement was published on 2020-06-26.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-06-26 Contract notice
2020-09-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-06-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Reference number: LEE907C
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) system for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM system is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established super-resolution imaging consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.
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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: Microscopes 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-07-30 📅
Publication date: 2020-06-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 124-303397
OJ-S issue: 124
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 355 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) system for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM System is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established super-resolution imaging consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 355 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to [1 year] with a maximum of (4) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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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.
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 validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-07-30 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Ryan
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=169318&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 124-303397 (2020-06-26)
Contract award notice (2020-09-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 354076.42 EUR 💰
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: 2020-09-28 📅
Publication date: 2020-10-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 192-461935
Refers to notice: 2020/S 124-303397
OJ-S issue: 192

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a Correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) system for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM System is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established super-resolution imaging consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 55 %
Quality criterion (name): After sales service support and training
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Method
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-09-28 📅
Name: Carl Zeiss Ltd
National registration number: 232508978
Postal address: ZEISS House, 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
Postal town: Cambridge
Postal code: CB23 6DW
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1223401500 📞
E-mail: tenders@zeiss.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.zeiss.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 354076.42 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2020/S 192-461935 (2020-09-28)
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