LA1803C - Teagasc - Supply, Delivery, Installation & Calibration of a Robotic Autosampler

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation & calibration of a Robotic Autosampler for the Flavour Chemistry Facility, Teagasc Food Research Centre. The Automated Robotic System will be utilised for quantification of total and free fatty acids in dairy products and vegetable oils and needs to be connected to two gas chromatograph flame ionization detection systems.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-17. The procurement was published on 2022-05-13.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-05-13 Contract notice
2022-06-20 Additional information
2022-12-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-05-13)
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=213844&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=213844&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLA1803C - Teagasc - Supply, Delivery, Installation & Calibration of a Robotic Autosampler LA1803Cโ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation & calibration of a Robotic Autosampler for the Flavour Chemistry Facility, Teagasc Food Research...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 162 600 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Detection and analysis apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analysis apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Chromatographs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Gas chromatographs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation & calibration of a Robotic Autosampler for the Flavour Chemistry Facility, Teagasc Food Research...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 162 600 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
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 for a period or periods of up to [1 Year] with a maximum of (3) such extension or extensions...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œPlease note the Teagasc reserve the right to purchase up to an additional one (1) Robotic Autosampler system should such a need arise within twelve (12)...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
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: 2022-06-17 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: 24
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-06-17 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
Source: OJS 2022/S 096-264512 (2022-05-13)
Additional information (2022-06-20)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 096-264512

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-06-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2022-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Old value
Date: 2022-06-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2022-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 120-339543 (2022-06-20)
Contract award notice (2022-12-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 153650.41 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Support & Technical Assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Installation and Commissioning Methodology
Quality criterion (name): Environmental and Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 096-264512

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLA1803C - Teagasc - Supply, Delivery, Installation & Calibration of a Robotic Autosamplerโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: thermo fisher scientific
National registration number: 441506
Postal address: stafford house
Postal town: hemel hempstead
Postal code: boundary way
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 01442233555 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders.cmd.hemel@thermofisher.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +44 01442233667 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.thermofisher.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 153650.41 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 248-721904 (2022-12-20)