SETU RFT Provision of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System. The Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System will be used to provide correlative imaging of the nanochemical and nanophysical properties of materials, with applications in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, sensing and energy.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-08-12. The procurement was published on 2022-07-07.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-07-07 Contract notice
2022-12-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-07-07)
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=218409&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218409&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: SETU RFT Provision of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System LA2061C
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System. The Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System will...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 860 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Optical readers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical-character-recognition equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for measuring quantities ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for checking physical characteristics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Electron microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Lasers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System. The Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System will...โ€    Show more
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 860 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
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 initial Term of the contract to reflect warranty and/or service requirements. An extension may be...โ€    Show more
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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
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Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
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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: 2022-08-12 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-08-12 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
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 132-375840 (2022-07-07)
Contract award notice (2022-12-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 860 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales & Technical Assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Method
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 132-375840

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: SETU RFT Provision of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-11-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Acutance Scientific Ltd
National registration number: GB110162187
Postal address: Steel Bridge Cottage, Sham Farm Road, Eridge Green
Postal town: Tunbridge Wells
Postal code: East Sussex TN3 9JD
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1892300400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ian@acutance.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.acutance.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 860 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 860 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 239-689377 (2022-12-07)