Provision of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Teagasc Research Laboratory Services

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Pre-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE PROCEDURE
Teagasc require the supply, configuration, installation and commissioning of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). This system will replace the current LIMS in Teagasc and also enable the move to a digital laboratory

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-11. The procurement was published on 2022-04-08.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-08 Contract notice
2022-04-13 Additional information
2023-09-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-08)
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: Ann Murray
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ann.s.murray@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=211540&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211540&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Teagasc Research Laboratory Services. LA1906Cโ€
Products/services: Software package and information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œPre-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE PROCEDURE Teagasc require the supply, configuration, installation and commissioning of a Laboratory...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Industrial control software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Compliance software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Medical software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Educational software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network operating system software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: License management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Document management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analytical or scientific software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software programming and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Industry specific software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Library software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Educational software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: IT software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Database and operating software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œPre-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE PROCEDURE Teagasc require the supply, configuration, installation and commissioning of a Laboratory...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: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Annual support contract for renewal on an annual basis
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT documents
Description
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

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
Competitive dialogue
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-05-11 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2022-10-14 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

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 073-194686 (2022-04-08)
Additional information (2022-04-13)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 073-194686

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.1.5
Old value
Text: Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 500000.00 EUR
New value
Text: Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 950000.00 EUR
Source: OJS 2022/S 075-201245 (2022-04-13)
Contract award notice (2023-09-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact person: Michael Hughes
E-mail: michael.hughes@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 450 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability to meet system wide functionality & laboratory business needs
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Project Implementation & training
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): IT and Support & Maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 073-194686

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œProvision of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Teagasc Research Laboratory Services.โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: LabVantage Solutions Limited
National registration number: 3333308
Postal address: 5 Cliveden Office Village, Lancaster Road, Cressex Business Park
Postal town: High Wycombe
Postal code: HP12 3YZ
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1494477977 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tmartin@labvantage.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 095 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 178-555329 (2023-09-12)