The supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an automated system for the extraction of food samples using the Dutch mini-Luke extraction
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
The Food Chemistry division of The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) laboratories analyses food samples for various residues of pesticides, veterinary drugs and contaminants. The current methods of analysis involve manual sample preparation, extraction and clean-up which is time consuming and open to handling errors. The division is aiming to procure an automated system which will handle most of the extraction process for the method for fruit and vegetables โ described below. The automated system should be flexible so that it can be modified to handle the extraction for other methods. DAFM reserves the right to purchase up to an additional three (3) of these systems over the next five (5) years from the date of contract award.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-15. The procurement was published on 2025-11-10.
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- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-11-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an automated system for the extraction of food samples using the Dutch mini-Luke extraction
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Industrial robots ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-15 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-15 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6952188
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-15 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6952188
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-05 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
National registration number:
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Postal code: D02 WK12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6952188 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6952188 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 218-748532 (2025-11-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an automated system for the extraction of food samples using the Dutch mini-Luke extraction
Short description:
The Food Chemistry division of The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) laboratories analyses food samples for various residues of pesticides, veterinary drugs and contaminants. The current methods of analysis involve manual sample preparation, extraction and clean-up which is time consuming and open to handling errors. The division is aiming to procure an automated system which will handle most of the extraction process for the method for fruit and vegetables โ described below. The automated system should be flexible so that it can be modified to handle the extraction for other methods. DAFM reserves the right to purchase up to an additional three (3) of these systems over the next five (5) years from the date of contract award.
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Products/services: Industrial robots ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Automation system
๐ฆ
Laboratory services
๐ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-15 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-15 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6952188
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-15 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6952188
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-05 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
National registration number:
IE4773186Q
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Postal code: D02 WK12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6952188 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6952188 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 218-748532 (2025-11-10)
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