LA2332F - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Laboratory & Medical Gases & Accessories

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenderers are invited to submit proposals for a Multi Supply Framework Agreement. The framework agreement will be divided into seven (7) lots (each a โ€œLotโ€) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate framework agreement.
Lot 1 Standard Gases
Lot 2 Medical Gases
Lot 3 Research & Special Gases
Lot 4 Bulk Gases
Lot 5 Environmental Monitoring Gases
Lot 6 Dry Ice & Storage containers
Lot 7 Ancillary Equipment & Accessories

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-09. The procurement was published on 2022-11-24.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-24 Contract notice
2022-11-29 Additional information
2023-01-05 Additional information
2023-04-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-24)
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=229409&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229409&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLA2332F - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Laboratory & Medical Gases & Accessories LA2332Fโ€
Products/services: Gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenderers are invited to submit proposals for a Multi Supply Framework Agreement. The framework agreement will be divided into seven (7) lots (each a โ€œLotโ€)...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 18 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 Standard Gases
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Propane gas ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Polypropylene ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Industrial gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Argon ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Rare gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Helium ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Neon ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Medical gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Oxygen ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Carbon dioxide ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sulphur dioxide ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Chlorine ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Ethylene ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Acetylene ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Benzene ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Ammonia ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Liquid ammonia ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Parts of air or vacuum pumps, of air or gas compressors ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pressure-reducing valves ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Gas-cylinder outlet valves ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Liquefied-gas containers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Gas cylinders ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Gas tanks ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œRequest for Tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of Laboratory & Medical Gases & Accessories to Irish Public Sector...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 Medical Gases
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 Research & Special Gases
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4 Bulk Gases
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4

5๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 5 Environmental Monitoring Gases
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5

6๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 6 Dry Ice & Storage containers
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6

7๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 7 Ancillary Equipment & Accessories
Title
Lot Identification Number: 7

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
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-09 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-09 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
Source: OJS 2022/S 230-663682 (2022-11-24)
Additional information (2022-11-29)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 230-663682

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2023-01-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2023-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Old value
Date: 2023-01-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2023-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 233-670463 (2022-11-29)
Additional information (2023-01-05)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2023-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2023-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV2.7
Old value
Date: 2023-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2023-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 007-017221 (2023-01-05)
Contract award notice (2023-04-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 18 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Account Management Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Delivery & Supply Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Service & Stock Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Health and Safety Standards
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Environmental, Sustainability & CSR Requirements
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 230-663682

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 Standard Gases
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-04-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Air Products Ireland Ltd
National registration number: IE4607127R
Postal address: Unit 950, Western Industrial Estate
Postal town: Dublin 12
Postal code: Killeen Road
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +44 07801178356 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mcclosb@airproducts.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.airproducts.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Boc gases
National registration number: IE8Z52202J
Postal address: PO BOX 201
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Bluebell
Phone: +353 14091910 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kevin.hedderman@boc.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 014091801 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.bocgases.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Irish Oxygen Company Ltd
National registration number: 8Z09254T
Postal address: Waterfall Road
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Phone: +353 214541821 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: finbar@irishoxygen.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 214343086 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.irishoxygen.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 Medical Gases
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 Research & Special Gases
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 8
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-04-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

9๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 9
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Lot 4 Bulk Gases
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 10
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 11
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pipeline Solutions NI Ltd
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 16 Kylestone Road
Postal town: Donaghadee
Postal code: Donaghadee
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 7825295295 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sales@pipelinesolutionsni.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.pipelinesolutionsni.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 12
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title: Lot 5 Environmental Monitoring Gases
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 13
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 14
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 15
Title: Lot 6 Dry Ice & Storage containers
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Polar Ice Ltd
National registration number: IE8246540C
Postal address: Unit 3 Portarlington Ind Est
Postal town: Portarlington
Postal code: Co. Laois, R32 XR7Y
E-mail: alison.ritchie@polarice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.polarice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 16
Title: Lot 7 Ancillary Equipment & Accessories
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 570 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 071-218128 (2023-04-06)
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