Supply of a Direct Air Capture industrial prototype to Trinity College

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Researchers within Trinity College Dublin have developed and designed the Carbon Impact system, a device that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air using a high performance adsorbent, in a Temperature Vacuum Swing Adsorption (TVSA) process. A full design has been developed in a previous project and the team is now looking for a supplier to build the system. Trinity College Dublin is therefore seeking a suitable mechanical engineering contractor (hereafter MEC) that can facilitate the building of the system.
Expressions of interest are requested for the supply of a Direct Air Capture industrial prototype to Trinity College Dublin for a consortium led by Trinity College Dublin. It is expected that the supply of the capture device will be provided by, or managed by, a single vendor. The initial expenditure is valued at 200,000 Ex VAT but Trinity anticipates the overall contract value, including extensions, may reach 250,000 Ex VAT.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-31. The procurement was published on 2023-03-01.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-01 Contract notice
2023-07-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
National registration number: 2200007u
Postal address: College Green
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Kevin Ryan
E-mail: ryank8@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.tcd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/336 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=235228&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=235228&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSupply of a Direct Air Capture industrial prototype to Trinity College TCD-23-C1303โ€
Products/services: Prototyping services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œResearchers within Trinity College Dublin have developed and designed the Carbon Impact system, a device that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Fabrication work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Mechanical engineering installation works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Mechanical engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œResearchers within Trinity College Dublin have developed and designed the Carbon Impact system, a device that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air...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 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to the summary of the PQQ process uploaded to eTenders.
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Erc

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-31 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2023-04-17 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

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 046-135957 (2023-03-01)
Contract award notice (2023-07-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 70%
Price (weighting): 30%
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: CF-2022-2041-I from Enterprise Ireland

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 046-135957

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Supply of a Direct Air Capture industrial prototype to Trinity College
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: STREICHER, spol. s r.o. Plzen
Postal address: Plzenska 565
Postal town: Stenovice
Postal code: 33209
Country: Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Region: Plzeลˆskรฝ kraj ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 137-437780 (2023-07-14)