LA3645C - TCD - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of an Integrated Controller and Software for a Real Time Hybrid Structural Test System for Trinity College Dublin (TCD)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Trinity College Dublin request the supply of an Integrated Controller and Software for a Real Time Hybrid Structural Test System for testing of structures subjected to dynamic loading. The new controller and software package will be direct replacements for antiquated components in an existing real-time hybrid testing system. This system uses a 150kN actuator to apply force and/or displacement to test specimens. Hydraulic power supplied by an air-cooled HPU with a capacity of 100lpm. Hybrid testing is an advanced form of structural testing that integrates laboratory experiments with computational modelling. The structure to be investigated is partitioned into two substructures, one of which is physically tested in the laboratory while the response of the other is modelled using computational methods. The test controller and associated software will enable real-time hybrid testing of structures subjected to dynamic loading. The new controller and software package will be direct replacements for antiquated components in an existing real-time hybrid testing system in the TCD structural engineering laboratory. This system uses an MTS 244.23 150kN actuator to apply force and/or displacement to test samples, with hydraulic power supplied by an MTS SilentFlo 515.3 HPU. Hybrid testing integrates laboratory experiments with computational modelling. The structure to be investigated is partitioned into two substructures, one of which is physically tested in the laboratory while the response of the other is modelled using computational methods.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-24. The procurement was published on 2026-02-19.

Suppliers

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

• MTS Systems Ltd_17001

Who?

• Education Procurement Service (EPS)

What?

• Detection and analysis apparatus › Analysers
• Single-phase motors › Actuators

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Southern › Mid-West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2026-02-19	Contract notice
2026-05-01	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2026-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3645C - TCD - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of an Integrated Controller and Software for a Real Time Hybrid Structural Test System for Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Short description:
“Trinity College Dublin request the supply of an Integrated Controller and Software for a Real Time Hybrid Structural Test System for testing of structures...”
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 265 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 265 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“Trinity College Dublin request the supply of an Integrated Controller and Software for a Real Time Hybrid Structural Test System for testing of structures...”
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Additional products/services: Actuators 📦
Analysers 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 36 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Actuators 📦
Analysers 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-24 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-24 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7561104
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-24 12:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7561104”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-12 12:00:00 📅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: 061233715 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
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=7561104 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7561104 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 037-124945 (2026-02-19)

Contract award notice (2026-05-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 265 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 212902.40 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 265 000 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): See procurement Document
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): See procurement Document
Quality criterion (weighting): 80

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 440012
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 212902.40 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000164189
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: MTS Systems Ltd_17001
National registration number: 1454662
Postal code: LS10 2AS
Postal town: 98 Church Steet, Hunslet, Leeds
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: mtsuksales@mts.com 📧
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 086-306254 (2026-05-01)

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