LGH1590C RFT for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Laboratory and Pilot Scale Equipment for Teagasc

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

TEAGASC request the supply, installation and commissioning of (Lot 1) A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer, (Lot 2) A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder and (Lot 3) A Laboratory or Pilot Plant Based Texture Analyser including on-site training.
This equipment and analysis instrument will be primarily used for qualitative and quantitative determination of the functional characteristics (sliceability, shredablity, stretchablity, etc) of cheeses.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-19. The procurement was published on 2021-07-16.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-16 Contract notice
2022-12-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Food-processing machinery
Reference number: LGH1590C
Short description:
TEAGASC request the supply, installation and commissioning of (Lot 1) A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer, (Lot 2) A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder and (Lot 3) A Laboratory or Pilot Plant Based Texture Analyser including on-site training. This equipment and analysis instrument will be primarily used for qualitative and quantitative determination of the functional characteristics (sliceability, shredablity, stretchablity, etc) of cheeses.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Food-processing machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Shredders 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: Other
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: maria.owens@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61234852 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=193655&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=193655&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-08-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-07-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 139-369165
OJ-S issue: 139

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
TEAGASC request the supply, installation and commissioning of (Lot 1) A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer, (Lot 2) A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder and (Lot 3) A Laboratory or Pilot Plant Based Texture Analyser including on-site training.
This equipment and analysis instrument will be primarily used for qualitative and quantitative determination of the functional characteristics (sliceability, shredablity, stretchablity, etc) of cheeses.
Estimated total value: 233 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: (Lot 1) A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Lot 1 โ€“ A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer: This must be a model for slicing cheeses, controlled via a programmable touch screen facilitating rapid sample product changeovers, with a facility to be configured for product width. The system must be easy to clean ensuring hygiene control. The slicer must be able to handle cheeses of various dimensions, examples being 150mm (height) x 250 mm (width) and 800 (length), and must be able to facilitate a varying product slice thickness, examples being from 0.5 mm to 50 mm.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 115 620 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term of warranty and/or contracts for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Title of the lot: (Lot 2) A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Lot 2 โ€“ A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder: This must be a model for shredding cheeses and easily controlled facilitating rapid sample product changeovers. The system must be easy to clean ensuring hygiene control. Although not limited to the principal of centrifugal shredding, it must be capable of producing shreds of varying length with the potential for flexibility in cuts and shapes. It must be capable of shredding various cheese types including Cheddar, continental and Mozzarella cheese types.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 84 219 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of warranty and/or contracts for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Title of the lot: (Lot 3) A Laboratory or Pilot Plant Based Texture Analyser
Lot number: 3
Short description:
Lot 3 โ€“ A Laboratory of Plant Based Texture Analyser: This must be capable of measuring the physical product characteristics of cheeses such as hardness, fracturability, adhesiveness, gel strength and extensibility. It must be able to measure both compression (hardness, fracture stress, fracture strain) and tension (in particular stretchability and stringiness) characteristics of unmelted or molten cheeses with specific applications in the suitability of cheeses under melt in pizza applications. It must also offer the facility to measure the firmness of cheese blocks using a cutting wire, the force used to fracture cheese, and an ability to undertake an assessment of suitability of cheeses for grating.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 33 920 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of warranty and/or contracts for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2021-08-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Other type of contracting authority: Education
Contact
Contact point: Maria Owens
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=193655&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
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Education Procurement Service
Postal town: Limerick
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Body responsible for mediation procedures
Source: OJS 2021/S 139-369165 (2021-07-16)
Contract award notice (2022-12-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 233 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Mixed

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Co.Limerick

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-12-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 248-714848
Refers to notice: 2021/S 139-369165
OJ-S issue: 248

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Lot 1 โ€“ A Pilot Scale Rapid Automatic Cheese Slicer: This must be a model for slicing cheeses, controlled via a programmable touch screen facilitating rapid sample product changeovers, with a facility to be configured for product width. The system must be easy to clean ensuring hygiene control. The slicer must be able to handle cheeses of various dimensions, examples being 150mm (height) x 250 mm (width) and 800 (length), and must be able to facilitate a varying product slice thickness, examples being from 0.5 mm to 50 mm.
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Lot 2 โ€“ A Pilot Scale Rapid Cheese Shredder: This must be a model for shredding cheeses and easily controlled facilitating rapid sample product changeovers. The system must be easy to clean ensuring hygiene control. Although not limited to the principal of centrifugal shredding, it must be capable of producing shreds of varying length with the potential for flexibility in cuts and shapes. It must be capable of shredding various cheese types including Cheddar, continental and Mozzarella cheese types.
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Lot 3 โ€“ A Laboratory of Plant Based Texture Analyser: This must be capable of measuring the physical product characteristics of cheeses such as hardness, fracturability, adhesiveness, gel strength and extensibility. It must be able to measure both compression (hardness, fracture stress, fracture strain) and tension (in particular stretchability and stringiness) characteristics of unmelted or molten cheeses with specific applications in the suitability of cheeses under melt in pizza applications. It must also offer the facility to measure the firmness of cheese blocks using a cutting wire, the force used to fracture cheese, and an ability to undertake an assessment of suitability of cheeses for grating.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%
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Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-04-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: FAM Stumabo UK Ltd
National registration number: 367607525
Postal address: Unit 6, Castle Road, Kings Norton Business Centre
Postal town: Birmingham
Postal code: B303HZ
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1215920010 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: leighton.banner@fam-stumabo.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://https://www.fam-stumabo.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 88 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Mason Technology Ltd
National registration number: 8S56538J
Postal address: 228 South Circular Road
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 014534422 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cobroin@masontec.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.masontechnology.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 28 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2022/S 248-714848 (2022-12-19)