LA1977C RFT NUIG for the Provision of a Nanoscale 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging System

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging System. This system will be capable of non-destructive nanoscale 3D in-situ imaging of a wide variety of materials, including polymers, metals, ceramics, geological materials and biological specimens. The 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging System equipment must be capable of high-resolution sub-micron imaging capacity (<0.5 ยตm), which must be maintained over large working distances. In addition, the system must have the capability for diffraction contrast tomography (or similar) to enable non-destructive 3D mapping of grain morphology and crystallographic information in metallic polycrystalline material microstructures.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-08-09. The procurement was published on 2022-06-24.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-24 Contract notice
2022-09-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-24)
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: Siobhan Ryan
Phone: +353 61234664 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@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=217334&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217334&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLA1977C RFT NUIG for the Provision of a Nanoscale 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging Systemโ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging System. This system will be capable of...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 093 401 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: X-ray devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: X-ray processing devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Diagnostic X-ray system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Tomography devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Diagnostic devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for checking physical characteristics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging System. This system will be capable of...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 2 093 401 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
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 twelve months [1 Year]...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
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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
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Conditions related to the contract
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-08-09 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: 60
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-08-09 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
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 123-349169 (2022-06-24)
Contract award notice (2022-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 093 401 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 55%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales & Technical Assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Method
Price (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 123-349169

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLA1977C RFT NUIG for the Provision of a Nanoscale 3D X-Ray Tomography Imaging Systemโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Carl Zeiss Ltd
National registration number: 232508978
Postal address: ZEISS House, 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6DW
Postal town: Cambridge
Postal code: Cambridgeshire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 01223401500 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@zeiss.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +44 01223401501 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.zeiss.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 093 401 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 093 401 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 185-523682 (2022-09-21)