LGH1559C - TCD - Provision of a Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, on-site installation and maintenance of a modular isotopic Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system suited for lab and field deployment which must provide accurate, replicable and simultaneous measurements of δ13C in CO2 and CH4, δ15N δ15Nα, δ15Nβ, δ18O in N2O, and δ18O, δD in H2O. The tender proposal should highlight features and specifications that contribute to maximising the available research budget. The instruments are to be supplied and installed with peripherals for analysing a variety of sample types, one-year warranty minimum and on-site training for staff. A minimum 3-year maintenance contracts/agreement is required, however 5 years is desirable.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-06. The procurement was published on 2021-08-04.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-04 Contract notice
2022-01-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-04)
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 🇮🇪
Contact person: Siobhan Ryan
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
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=194806&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194806&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LGH1559C - TCD - Provision of a Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Short description:
“Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, on-site installation and maintenance of a modular isotopic Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system suited...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 460 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Spectroscopy devices 📦
Additional products/services: Diagnostic devices 📦
Additional products/services: Spectrographs 📦
Additional products/services: Isotopic reagents 📦
Additional products/services: Measuring instruments 📦
Additional products/services: Spectrometers 📦
Additional products/services: Analysers 📦
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus 📦
Additional products/services: Optical instruments 📦
Additional products/services: Lasers 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, on-site installation and maintenance of a modular isotopic Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system suited...”    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 460 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
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...”    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

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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
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-09-06 14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-09-06 14:00 📅

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 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 152-404135 (2021-08-04)
Contract award notice (2022-01-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 460 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit:
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, Technical Support, Instrument Maintenance and After Sales Service
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Implementation including Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): ustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 152-404135

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: LGH1559C - TCD - Provision of a Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) system
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-23 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Amiston Limited
National registration number: GB331240062
Postal address: 2 Oakfield Coach House, 11 Weston Park
Postal town: Bath
Postal code: BA1 4AS
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: info@amiston.com 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.amiston.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 463 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 463 693 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 020-047298 (2022-01-24)