UCD - For the Provision of Flow Cytometry Equipment

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the Provision of Flow Cytometry Equipment for University College Dublin (UCD). The Conway โ€“ CEPHR Advanced Cytometry Unit aims to establish a state-of-the-art centre for nano-flow cytometry and cell sorting, that will be integrated into existing biosafety level 2 and level 3 laboratory facilities in University College Dublin. These cytometry technologies will enable world class multidisciplinary nanoparticle research involving extracellular vesicles, bacteria and viruses across diverse biomedical areas including cancer and infection biology.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-28. The procurement was published on 2022-06-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-27 Contract notice
2023-06-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-27)
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: Mark Haines
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mark.haines@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
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217592&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217592&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: UCD - For the Provision of Flow Cytometry Equipment LA1978C
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the Provision of Flow Cytometry Equipment for University College Dublin (UCD). The Conway โ€“ CEPHR Advanced Cytometry Unit aims to...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 593 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

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Scope of the procurement
Title: UCD - For the Provision of Multicolour Flow Cytometer Analyser
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Sorters ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Flow-measuring equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Flowmeters ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analysers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Cytometers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the Provision of Flow Cytometry Equipment for University College Dublin (UCD). The Conway โ€“ CEPHR Advanced Cytometry Unit aims to...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 307 000 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 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: See RFT documents for details.

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Scope of the procurement
Title: UCD - For the Provision of Multicolour Flow Cytometer Cell Sorter
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 286 000 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: 2022-07-28 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-07-28 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 125-352846 (2022-06-27)
Contract award notice (2023-06-14)
Contracting authority
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 559 112 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 45%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Support & Technical Assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Commissioning, Calibration & Validation Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Environmental and Sustainability
Price (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 125-352846

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: UCD - For the Provision of Multicolour Flow Cytometer Analyser
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-06-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Labplan Ltd
National registration number: IE 8227451 T
Postal address: Allenwood Business Park
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: Kildare
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +45 870560 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jmurphy@labplan.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.labplan.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 307 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 216 250 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 2
Title: UCD - For the Provision of Multicolour Flow Cytometer Cell Sorter
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 286 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 342 862 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 116-362941 (2023-06-14)