Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD). This system will form part of the imaging pathology core facility in UCD. This system is critical to achieve the stated objectives to harness digital pathology imaging and AI to identify breast & prostate cancer patients with early-stage disease.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-02-02. The procurement was published on 2021-12-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-12-14 Contract notice
2022-08-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-12-14)
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: Mark Haines
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mark.haines@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=204096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSupply, Delivery and Installation of a Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD) LA1768Cโ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD). This system will form...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 347 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pathology dissection instruments and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Scanning electron microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscope objectives ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Scanners 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 Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD). This system will form...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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 [1 Year] with a...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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: 2022-02-02 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: 2022-02-02 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
Body responsible for mediation procedures
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
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
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2021/S 245-644128 (2021-12-14)
Contract award notice (2022-08-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 320 197 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 61%
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, Service contract & Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 3%
Quality criterion (name): Installation and Commissioning Methodology
Quality criterion (name): Environmental and Sustainability
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 245-644128

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSupply, Delivery and Installation of a Digital Pathology Slide Scanner for University College Dublin (UCD)โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-05-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Akoya Biosciences Inc.
National registration number: 47-5586242
Postal address: 100 Campus Drive, 6th floor
Postal town: Marlborough
Postal code: MA 01752
Country: United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
E-mail: customercareemea@akoyabio.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: us ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://https://www.akoyabio.com/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 320 197 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 159-453193 (2022-08-15)