Proprietary Consumables and Maintenance Contracts for Leica Bond III Autostainer

National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)

The purpose of this competition is to establish contracts to support an existing Leica Bond III Autostainer located in the Department of Physiology, NUI Galway, which is used for SFI funded research projects already underway. Requirements have been divided into two Lots:
Lot 1: Supply of Proprietary Consumables and Accessories
Lot 2: Maintenance and Support Contract
A contract will be awarded for each Lot. Tenderers may apply for one or both Lots.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-03. The procurement was published on 2022-03-31.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-03-31 Contract notice
2022-06-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-03-31)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: University Road
Postal town: Galway
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Mรกire Hornibrook
Phone: +353 91524411 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: maire.hornibrook@nuigalway.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.nuigalway.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/414 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210678&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210678&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProprietary Consumables and Maintenance Contracts for Leica Bond III Autostainer NUIG/CON1390/2021โ€
Products/services: Diagnostic supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe purpose of this competition is to establish contracts to support an existing Leica Bond III Autostainer located in the Department of Physiology, NUI...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Proprietary Consumables for Leica Bond III Autostainer
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Diagnostic supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Diagnostic kits ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Diagnostic agents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory reagents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Galway
Description of the procurement:
โ€œNUI Galway requires proprietary consumables for use with the Leica Bond III Autostainer machine. Consumables offered MUST be genuine OEM certified.โ€
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 255 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe contracts will initially be established for a period of three (3) years. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the contracts for a...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Maintenance and Support Contract for Leica Bond III Autostainer
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œNUI Galway requires a comprehensive Maintenance and Support Contract for its existing Leica Bond III Autostainer. Tenderers must be certified to undertake...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 45 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-05-03 16:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-05-03 16:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œFull details of requirements are available in the suite of tender documentation which is available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie.โ€
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 067-176437 (2022-03-31)
Contract award notice (2022-06-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThis is a Contract Award Notice. The purpose of this competition was to establish contracts to support an existing Leica Bond III Autostainer located in the...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability, Lead Time and Continuity of Supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Maintenance and Support Offered

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 067-176437

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Supply of Proprietary Consumables for Leica Bond III Autostainer
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-06-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
National registration number: 476611
Postal address: Larch House, Woodlands Business Park,
Postal town: Milton Keynes, MK14 6FG
Postal code: Breckland, Linford W
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1908577650 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lbstenders.uk@leicabiosystems.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +44 1908577640 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 255 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Maintenance and Support Contract for Leica Bond III Autostainer
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 45 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 117-330093 (2022-06-15)