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 µm), 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

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

• Carl Zeiss Ltd

Who?

• Education Procurement Service (EPS)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-06-24	Contract notice
2022-09-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-06-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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: X-ray devices 📦
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: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217334&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217334&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-08-09 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 123-349169
OJ-S issue: 123
Additional information

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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 2 093 401 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 093 401 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 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 twelve months [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.
Economic and financial standing: Please see RFT document for further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability: 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: 60 months
Tender opening date: 2022-08-09 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Ryan
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=217334&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 2022/S 123-349169 (2022-06-24)

Contract award notice (2022-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 2 093 401 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-21 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 185-523682
Refers to notice: 2022/S 123-349169
OJ-S issue: 185

Procedure
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%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-09-19 📅
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 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 01223401500 📞
E-mail: tenders@zeiss.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.zeiss.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 2 093 401 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2022/S 185-523682 (2022-09-21)

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