LA3541C - RFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Bioreactor Suite for Bioprocess Optimisation and Digestion Fermentation Modelling for University College Dublin

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

University College Dublin request Tenders for the supply, delivery and installation of a bioreactor platform for small-scale fermentation. The bioreactor platform must be capable of running parallel experiments in all the benchtop bioreactors with independent process control. The platform should consist of 3 x 3000 ml and 7 x 500 ml vessels. Each vessel should have the following accessories/measurements: โ— Rushton impeller โ— pH โ— Dissolved Oxygen โ— Heating - Heating Jacket โ— Porous sparger โ— Cooling โ— Additional Gas line โ— Level/foam sensor The following accessories/measurements are required on some of the systems โ— Mass flow controller โ€“ Air (on 3 x 3000 ml and 3 x 500 ml), โ— Advanced software (on at least 2 x 3000 ml and 2 x 500 ml) โ— Biomass/OD (on 3 x 3000 ml and 3 x 500 ml) โ— Off gas (on 1 x 3000 ml and 1 x 500 ml) โ— Off gas integration (on 2 x 3000 ml and 2 x 500 ml) โ— ORP sensor (on 2 x 3000 ml and 3 x 500 ml) โ— Weight balance (on 1 x 3000 ml and 2 x 500 ml) โ— Marine Impeller (on 2 x 3000 ml and 2 x 500 ml) All systems require โ— Power backup in the form of UPS power supply โ— Computer(s) for monitoring, logging and controlling operation โ— Compressor air supply in the form of a โ€œsilentโ€ compressor In addition the following supplementary equipment is required โ— Autoclave: Vertical configuration to house vessel including the 3000 ml systems โ— A shaking incubator for inoculum preparation Also the e-tender should cover the cost of Installation, Training and Carriage. Overall the bioreactor platform must enable the researchers to perform design of experiments and record process parameters reliably to facilitate technology transfer to pilot/industry scale.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-08. The procurement was published on 2025-11-07.

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  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ Mid-West
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-11-07 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-11-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3541C - RFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Bioreactor Suite for Bioprocess Optimisation and Digestion Fermentation Modelling for University College Dublin
Short description:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin request Tenders for the supply, delivery and installation of a bioreactor platform for small-scale fermentation. The bioreactor...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 406 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin request Tenders for the supply, delivery and installation of a bioreactor platform for small-scale fermentation. The bioreactor...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Detection and analysis apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 60 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-08 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-08 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6945400
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6945400 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6945400 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2025/S 216-742214 (2025-11-07)