Provision of Calibration Services for Pipettes, Balances, Temperature Mapping and Thermocyclers

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for Calibration Service for pipettes, balances, temperature mapping and thermocyclers for DAFM laboratories.
Location:
Backweston Campus Celbridge, Co. Kildare and Regional Locations including Cork, limerick, Kilkenny, Sligo, and Athlone.
Lot 1 โ€“ Balances
Lot 2 โ€“ Temperature Mapping
Lot 3 โ€“ Pipettes
Lot 4 โ€“ Thermocyclers

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-23. The procurement was published on 2022-12-06.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-12-06 Contract notice
2023-08-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-12-06)
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: Dorothy Walshe
Phone: +353 61213027 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: dorothy.walshe@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=230258&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=230258&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Calibration Services for Pipettes, Balances, Temperature Mapping and Thermocyclers LA2396Cโ€
Products/services: Calibration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for Calibration Service for pipettes, balances, temperature mapping and thermocyclers for DAFM laboratories. Location: Backweston Campus...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: Provision of Calibration Services for Balances
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation services of laboratory equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement: Provision of Calibration Services for Balances
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 40 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 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 twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Temperature Mapping
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement: Provision of Calibration Services for Temperature Mapping
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 60 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Pipettes
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement: Provision of Calibration Services for Pipettes
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 160 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Thermocyclers
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement: Provision of Calibration Services for Thermocyclers
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 40 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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: 2023-01-23 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: 2023-01-23 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 238-682162 (2022-12-06)
Contract award notice (2023-08-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 69 029 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality Criterion
Quality criterion (weighting): 70%
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 238-682162

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Balances
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-05-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mason Technology Ltd
National registration number: 8S56538J
Postal address: 228 South Circular Road
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 014534422 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cobroin@masontec.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 014154492 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.masontechnology.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 40 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 6 435 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Temperature Mapping
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Pipettes
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cruinn Diagnostics
National registration number: 288123
Postal address: Unit 5 & 6B, Hume Centre
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Park West Ind. Park
Phone: +353 016297400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kate@cruinn.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 016297401 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.cruinn.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 160 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 47 716 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Title: Provision of Calibration Services for Thermocyclers
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mettler Toledo Ltd
National registration number: 196 2842 29
Postal address: 64 Boston Road, Beaumont Leys
Postal town: Leicester
Postal code: Leicestershire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1582455135 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: huw.collins@mt.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +44 1162346715 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.mt.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 40 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 14 878 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 158-501988 (2023-08-14)