Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Multimodal In-Situ Raman System to the University of Limerick (UL)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

University of Limericks, PMTC, request the supply of a multimodal Hybrid PAT Raman system equipped with multiple optical probes for inline application in both Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical sectors designed with industrial standards. The system must offer the possibility to work in air or in an immersion environment like bioreactors. The system must be designed for lab-to-process optimization, scalability, quality, and safety. The system must operate continuously for 24h/7 with process feedback for total operation transparency and to tightly monitor and control all process parameters. The system must be mobile to facilitate the shared access to the equipment and allows different users to move the equipment between different laboratories in different centres, i.e fitted in a trolley with storage capacity for optical probes and optical accessories, and sample compartment for fast and routine analysis.
The sought equipment must include the following features:

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-18. The procurement was published on 2022-04-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-14 Contract notice
2022-10-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-14)
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: Jonathan Horan
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jonathan.horan@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=211841&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211841&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSupply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Multimodal In-Situ Raman System to the University of Limerick (UL) LA1916Cโ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œUniversity of Limericks, PMTC, request the supply of a multimodal Hybrid PAT Raman system equipped with multiple optical probes for inline application in...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Medical equipments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Spectrometers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Lasers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œUniversity of Limericks, PMTC, request the supply of a multimodal Hybrid PAT Raman system equipped with multiple optical probes for inline application in...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: 12
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 of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to [1 Year] with a...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe Education Procurement Service, on behalf of Public Sector Bodies, reserves the right to purchase up to an additional one (1) item should such a need...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
โ€œUniversity of Limericks, PMTC, request the supply of a multimodal Hybrid PAT Raman system equipped with multiple optical probes for inline application in...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on WWW.etenders.giv.ie only.

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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
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-05-18 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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-05-18 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 076-207210 (2022-04-14)
Contract award notice (2022-10-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 154 228 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Support, Warranty & Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Method Statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 35%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 076-207210

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSupply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Multimodal In-Situ Raman System to the University of Limerick (UL)โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Antech Solutions Ltd.
National registration number: IE6353028U
Postal address: Unit 21 Waterford Business Centre, Cork Road
Postal town: Waterford
Postal code: Waterford
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 51392391 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: office@antech.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 51392690 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.antech.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 154 228 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 197-559075 (2022-10-07)