Provision of Shellfish and Fish Sample Processing Services for The Marine Institute

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The Marine Institute, a semi State body, wishes to invite tenders for the supply of shellfish, fish sample and crustacean processing services for Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The contract is for a period of 4 years with an option to extend for a further one 12 months by mutual agreement.
Currently a requirement exists for a contractor to carry out the initial stages of shellfish, fish and crustacean sample preparation for analysis. This will include early morning collection of shellfish samples from An Post, Tuam Road, Galway or MI, inputting of sample details online on to a Marine Institute data base, dissections, homogenisation and delivery of tissue samples to the laboratory within the Marine Institute, Galway. The sample preparation is carried out in the wet laboratory of the MI

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-23. The procurement was published on 2022-04-13.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-13 Contract notice
2022-10-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marine research services
Reference number: AG2041C
Short description:
The Marine Institute, a semi State body, wishes to invite tenders for the supply of shellfish, fish sample and crustacean processing services for Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The contract is for a period of 4 years with an option to extend for a further one 12 months by mutual agreement. Currently a requirement exists for a contractor to carry out the initial stages of shellfish, fish and crustacean sample preparation for analysis. This will include early morning collection of shellfish samples from An Post, Tuam Road, Galway or MI, inputting of sample details online on to a Marine Institute data base, dissections, homogenisation and delivery of tissue samples to the laboratory within the Marine Institute, Galway. The sample preparation is carried out in the wet laboratory of the MI
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Marine research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Shellfish ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: ann.s.murray@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211874&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211874&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-05-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-04-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 075-202768
OJ-S issue: 75
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Marine Institute, a semi State body, wishes to invite tenders for the supply of shellfish, fish sample and crustacean processing services for Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The contract is for a period of 4 years with an option to extend for a further one 12 months by mutual agreement.
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Currently a requirement exists for a contractor to carry out the initial stages of shellfish, fish and crustacean sample preparation for analysis. This will include early morning collection of shellfish samples from An Post, Tuam Road, Galway or MI, inputting of sample details online on to a Marine Institute data base, dissections, homogenisation and delivery of tissue samples to the laboratory within the Marine Institute, Galway. The sample preparation is carried out in the wet laboratory of the MI
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Estimated total value: 676 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 676 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further one 12 months by mutual agreement
Description of options: Please see Appendix 1 Technical Specification Tender Response Document
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.
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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 48 months
Tender opening date: 2022-05-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Ann Murray
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211874&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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 075-202768 (2022-04-13)
Contract award notice (2022-10-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 436 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-10-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 204-581486
Refers to notice: 2022/S 075-202768
OJ-S issue: 204

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Qualative Criterion
Quality criterion (weighting): 70%
Price (weighting): 305

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: AQUAFACT International Services Ltd.
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Tuam Road, Galway
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 091756812 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eddie@aquafact.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.aquafact.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 436 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2022/S 204-581486 (2022-10-17)