LGH1521C - Teagasc โ€” Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated MicroFermentation and liquid handling system with 24-48 parallel small-volume (> 15 mL) reactors for microbial culture with capability to measure biomass, pH, DO and fluorescence. The platform must include a robotic device for automated liquid handling for reactor set-up, feeds, base addition and sampling, independent reactor control, easy experiment construction, control and monitoring, and recording of data with a full audit trail.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-13. The procurement was published on 2021-06-10.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-10 Contract notice
2021-10-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co. Limerick
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=190956&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190956&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLGH1521C - Teagasc โ€” Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling Systemโ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated MicroFermentation and liquid handling system with 24-48 parallel small-volume...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 525 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Medical equipments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for checking physical characteristics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Detection and analysis apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Biochemical analysers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus 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 an automated MicroFermentation and liquid handling system with 24-48 parallel small-volume...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 525 000 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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Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
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Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-13 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: 2021-07-13 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2021/S 114-298917 (2021-06-10)
Contract award notice (2021-10-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: Co.Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLGH1521C - Teagasc - Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling Systemโ€
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System with 24-48 parallel small-volume...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 470 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System with 24-48 parallel small-volume...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/ Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Service & Technical Assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Implementation including Staff Training
Quality criterion (name): Environmental Characteristics
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 114-298917

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLGH1521C - Teagasc - Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling Systemโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-10-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: m2p-labs GmbH
National registration number: DE246876114
Postal address: Arnold-Sommerfeld-Ring 2
Postal town: Baesweiler
Postal code: 52499
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +49 1703439439 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: fmeyer@beckman.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +49 2401805333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Deutschland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://https://www.m2p-labs.com/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 470 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2021/S 208-544130 (2021-10-21)