Universal Testing Machine

Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin_336

Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, and Commissioning of a Universal Testing Machine (UTM) for Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The equipment is required for the mechanical testing of construction materials and small structures by graduate and undergraduate students for laboratory experiments and project work, enhancing their practical knowledge and research capabilities in material science and engineering. The machine MUST be capable of applying a maximum of 100kN of force in both compression and tension.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-04-04. The procurement was published on 2025-03-14.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-03-14 Contract notice
2026-06-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2025-03-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Universal Testing Machine
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, and Commissioning of a Universal Testing Machine (UTM) for Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The equipment is required for the mechanical testing of construction materials and small structures by graduate and undergraduate students for laboratory experiments and project work, enhancing their practical knowledge and research capabilities in material science and engineering. The machine MUST be capable of applying a maximum of 100kN of force in both compression and tension.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 60 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: TCD-25-C1813
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: Servo-hydraulic test apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-04-04 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-04 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5292798
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-04-04 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5292798
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Information about reserved contracts
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin_336
National registration number: CHY 11
Postal address: 3 College Green
Postal code: D02 XH97
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: mireilly@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 018968586 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.tcd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.tcd.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=5292798 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5292798 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: N/A
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 053-169229 (2025-03-14)
Contract award notice (2026-06-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 60 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 55 235 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 20%
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 80%
Quality criterion (weighting): 80

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 441599
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-05-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 55 235 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000103507
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: DWE Scientific Limited_159885
National registration number: 10360089
Postal address: 11B BOUNDARY ROAD BUCKINGHAM ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BRACKLEY NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UK NN13 7ES
Postal code: NN13 7ES
Postal town: Brackley
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: info@dwescientific.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 112-403631 (2026-06-11)