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:

• Akoya Biosciences Inc.

Who?

• Education Procurement Service (EPS)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-12-14	Contract notice
2022-08-15	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-12-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Reference number: LA1768C
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Additional CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
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 🌏
E-mail: mark.haines@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234662 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-02-02 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 245-644128
OJ-S issue: 245
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 347 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
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 maximum of (3) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: 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 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2022-02-02 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Mark Haines
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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
Same as: Review body
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: 320 197 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-15 📅
Publication date: 2022-08-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 159-453193
Refers to notice: 2021/S 245-644128
OJ-S issue: 159

Procedure
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
Environmental and Sustainability
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-05-13 📅
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 🇺🇸
E-mail: customercareemea@akoyabio.com 📧
Internet address: http://https://www.akoyabio.com/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 320 197 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2022/S 159-453193 (2022-08-15)

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