Walk-In Environmental Growth Chamber

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a walk-in, multi-purpose, controlled-environment Growth chamber, supplied with a multi-tier arrangement with adjustable light intensity and LED technology in line with the specifications set out. The chamber should be walk in, with software capable of being accessed remotely. Due to restricted access, the Growth chamber will require onsite construction and site survey will be permitted for the successful tenderer post award. The remit of this project is to provide essential equipment required to meet current activities in Teagasc Environmental Soils and Land Use Department.
The successful tenderer is required to carry out delivery and installation and technical training.
Where the bidder has more than one system matching the specifications, details for each system should be provided separately and should be limited to 2.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-27. The procurement was published on 2021-07-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-23 Contract notice
2021-11-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-23)
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: Jonathan Horan
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jonathan.horan@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=194132&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194132&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Walk-In Environmental Growth Chamber LGH1643C
Products/services: Plant-growth regulators ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a walk-in, multi-purpose, controlled-environment Growth chamber, supplied with a multi-tier...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Plants ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research, testing and scientific technical simulator ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Purification plant equipment 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 walk-in, multi-purpose, controlled-environment Growth chamber, supplied with a multi-tier...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 700 000 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 [1 Year] with a...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œTeagasc, reserve the right to purchase up to an additional five (5) systems should such a need arise within eighteen (18) months, commencing from the date...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

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
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
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: 2021-08-27 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: 2021-08-27 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 144-382084 (2021-07-23)
Contract award notice (2021-11-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: Co.Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 109 040 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Maintenance, After Sales Service, Training & Technical Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Method
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost (Total Cost of Ownership) Including
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 144-382084

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Walk-In Environmental Growth Chamber
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Conviron Europe Ltd
National registration number: 804620068.
Postal address: Unit 1 hall barn road industrial estate
Postal town: Isleham
Postal code: Cambridgeshire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1638741112 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mgilroy@conviron.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 109 040 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2021/S 226-594865 (2021-11-17)