LGH1437C โ€” IMR โ€” Supply of a Metal Powder Bed Fusion Machine

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a laser based metal powder bed fusion machine to be used in a research and development capacity in the area of product and component production. The equipment must fall under the ISO/ASTM 52900 -15 designation for a powder bed fusion machine in its architecture and operating principle. The tender also seeks required accessories and equipment that enable the safe and efficient operation of said machine. This should be inclusive of operational training and an advisory capacity for facilitation of the installation area.
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to supply IMR with the appropriate equipment to facilitate R&D on behalf of the Irish manufacturing sector. This piece of equipment will be primarily used to drive innovations and new product development in the area of injection molding. Beyond this body of work the machine will be leveraged to fulfil other research gaps identified by the team in IMR.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-10. The procurement was published on 2021-04-07.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-04-07 Contract notice
2021-07-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-04-07)
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: Gemma Crowther
Phone: +353 61233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gemma.crowther@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=186251&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186251&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LGH1437C โ€” IMR โ€” Supply of a Metal Powder Bed Fusion Machine 187794
Products/services: Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a laser based metal powder bed fusion machine to be used in a research and development...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 690 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Printed matter and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printers and plotters ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laser printers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Lasers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Industrial machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Metal-working machine tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Fusion equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Print utility software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a laser based metal powder bed fusion machine to be used in a research and development...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 690 000 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
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 of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to one (1) year with a...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
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Economic and financial standing
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
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Conditions related to the contract
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-10 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: 2021-05-10 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 2021/S 070-177832 (2021-04-07)
Contract award notice (2021-07-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co. Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a Laser based Metal Powder Bed Fusion Machine to be used in a research and development...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 573 630 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a laser based metal powder bed fusion machine to be used in a research and development...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and technical merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 60 %
Quality criterion (name): After sales and technical assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 12 %
Quality criterion (name): Method
Quality criterion (weighting): 8 %
Quality criterion (name): Environmental characteristics
Quality criterion (weighting): 2 %
Quality criterion (name): Innovation
Quality criterion (weighting): 3 %
Price (weighting): 15 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 070-177832

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: LGH1437C โ€” IMR โ€” Supply of a Metal Powder Bed Fusion Machine
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SLM Solutions Group AG
National registration number: DE282823792
Postal address: Roggenhorster Str. 9c
Postal town: Lubeck
Postal code: 23556
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: david.wilckens@slm-solutions.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Deutschland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://https://www.slm-solutions.com/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 690 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 573 630 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 142-377646 (2021-07-21)