ATU Connemara Establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for The supply and installation of Industrial Woodworking Equipment

Atlantic Technological University

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi operator framework agreement for the supply and installation of Industrial Woodworking Equipment under two lots: Tenderers can apply for one or all of the lots.
Lot 1: Industrial Equipment CNC Workstation/Router and associated equipment, supply, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance, and spare parts, and disposal of obsolete equipment.
Lot 2: Woodworking Processing Machinery and Equipment and Associated Tooling.
Please note that the initial contract will be for the Atlantic Technological University Connemara Campus, all Atlantic Technological University Locations may use this framework throughout its’ lifetime (within the 4 years).
Please refer to attached documentation for further details.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-27. The procurement was published on 2022-04-25.

Suppliers

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

• Electro Tech Machinery

Who?

• Atlantic Technological University

What?

• Lathes › CNC lathe
• Lathes, boring and milling machine tools › Milling machines
• Machine tools for working wood, bone, cork, hard rubber or hard plastics › Machine tools for working wood
• Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres › Special-purpose machine tools
• Machining centre › Horizontal-spindle machining centre
• Machining centre › Vertical-spindle machining centre
• Office automation software package › Automation system

Where?

• Northern and Western › West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-04-25	Contract notice
2023-05-19	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-04-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Industrial machinery
Reference number: ATU Connemara 2022
Short description:

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi operator framework agreement for the supply and installation of Industrial Woodworking Equipment under two lots: Tenderers can apply for one or all of the lots. Lot 1: Industrial Equipment CNC Workstation/Router and associated equipment, supply, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance, and spare parts, and disposal of obsolete equipment. Lot 2: Woodworking Processing Machinery and Equipment and Associated Tooling. Please note that the initial contract will be for the Atlantic Technological University Connemara Campus, all Atlantic Technological University Locations may use this framework throughout its’ lifetime (within the 4 years). Please refer to attached documentation for further details.

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: Industrial machinery 📦
Additional CPV: Machine tools 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Northern and Western 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Atlantic Technological University
Postal address: Donegal Port Road
Postal code: Co.Donegal
Postal town: Letterkenny
Contact
Internet address: https://www.atu.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie 📧
Phone: +353 91753161 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212390&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212390&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-05-27 📅
Publication date: 2022-04-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 084-224051
OJ-S issue: 84
Additional information

* Please note however that additional items falling within the category of specialist woodwork equipment and technology may also be required over the life of the framework. Refer to attached documentation.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Lot 1: Industrial Equipment CNC Workstation/Router and associated equipment, supply, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance, and spare parts, and disposal of obsolete equipment.

Lot 2: Woodworking Processing Machinery and Equipment and Associated Tooling.

Please note that the initial contract will be for the Atlantic Technological University Connemara Campus, all Atlantic Technological University Locations may use this framework throughout its’ lifetime (within the 4 years).

Please refer to attached documentation for further details.

Estimated total value: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Industrial Equipment CNC WorkStation/Router and associated equipment, supply, installation etc
Lot number: 1
Short description:

A framework agreement constitutes a means of establishing overall terms and conditions in accordance with which, for a specified duration, individual contracts may or not be awarded.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:

* Please note however that additional items falling within the category of specialist woodwork equipment and technology may also be required over the life of the framework.

Refer to attached documentation.

Title of the lot: Woodworking Processing Machinery and Equipment and Associated Tooling
Lot number: 2
Short description:

The range of equipment required under the framework agreement may include, but not be limited to:

• Spindle Moulder,

• Thicknesser, Surfacer,

• Edgebander,

• Single Ended Tenoner,

• Panel Saw,

• Bandsaw,

• Sanding Machine, etc.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

ATU Galway City, ATU Connemara, ATU Mayo, ATU Sligo, ATU St Angela's Sligo, ATU Letterkenny, ATU Killbegs

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to Prequalification Questionnaire

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Number of participants to be contemplated: 4
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2022-06-27 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3926731JH
Contact
Contact point: Corinna Gavin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/206645 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212390&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: H91 T8NW
Country: West 🏙️

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders

Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:187213) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

VI.4)

VI.4.1)

VI.4.3)

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement

process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular

standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a defacto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 8 will be invited to tender, please note that the

contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 8 subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: high court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

The contract / framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification

Source: OJS 2022/S 084-224051 (2022-04-25)

Contract award notice (2023-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 600 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-19 📅
Publication date: 2023-05-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 099-309533
Refers to notice: 2022/S 084-224051
OJ-S issue: 99

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality & Technical Merit of Proposed Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 45%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Service, Technical Support & Warranty
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology, programme for Delivery, Installation & Staff Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-04-24 📅
Name: Electro Tech Machinery
Postal address: 25 Magherafelt Road, Moneymore
Postal town: Tyrone
Postal code: BT45 7UL
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 7707066804 📞
Country: Northern Ireland 🏙️
Internet address: www.electrotechmachinery.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 600 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Reference
Additional information

Framework Members for Lot 1

1 Electro Tech Machinery

2 Maginn Machinery Co Ltd

3 Lumineri Ltd T/A Elite

4 High Tech Machinery Ltd

Initial contract was awarded to Electro Tech Machinery.

Source: OJS 2023/S 099-309533 (2023-05-19)

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