Multi-Purpose, Automated, Cell, 3D-Organoid and Tissue Imaging and Analysis
Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin_336
A Multi-Purpose, Automated, Cell and Tissue Imaging and Analysis System. The instrument will be capable of automated imaging, enumeration and analysis of specific morphological characteristics as well as multiplex fluorescent intensity staining of cells captured on a variety of CTC devices including Parsortix Cassettes and Genesis Celselect slides which are currently being used to isolate CTCs from liquid biopsy samples. The system should also have the capacity for z-stack imaging of tissue sections and patient-derived organoid models and imaging cells grown in chamber slides or in tissue culture flasks.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-02. The procurement was published on 2026-01-08.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข KEYENCE (UK) Ltd
- โข Astronomical and optical instruments โบ Optical microscopes
- โข Checking and testing apparatus โบ Microscopes
- โข Diagnostic devices โบ Diagnostic supplies
- โข Instruments for checking physical characteristics โบ Detection and analysis apparatus
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-08 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-01-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multi-Purpose, Automated, Cell, 3D-Organoid and Tissue Imaging and Analysis
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Optical microscopes ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 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: 2026-02-02 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-02 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7284534
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-02-02 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7284534
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-26 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin_336
National registration number:
Postal address: 3 College Green
Postal code: D02 XH97
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: mireilly@tcd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 018968586 ๐
URL: https://www.tcd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.tcd.ie ๐
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=7284534 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7284534 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 2026/S 006-011887 (2026-01-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multi-Purpose, Automated, Cell, 3D-Organoid and Tissue Imaging and Analysis
Short description:
A Multi-Purpose, Automated, Cell and Tissue Imaging and Analysis System. The instrument will be capable of automated imaging, enumeration and analysis of specific morphological characteristics as well as multiplex fluorescent intensity staining of cells captured on a variety of CTC devices including Parsortix Cassettes and Genesis Celselect slides which are currently being used to isolate CTCs from liquid biopsy samples. The system should also have the capacity for z-stack imaging of tissue sections and patient-derived organoid models and imaging cells grown in chamber slides or in tissue culture flasks.
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Products/services: Optical microscopes ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
TCD-25-C2127
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
10% weighting is assigned to Environmental and Sustainability section of the Award Criteria
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change mitigation
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
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: 2026-02-02 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-02 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7284534
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-02-02 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7284534
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-26 14:00:00 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: mireilly@tcd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 018968586 ๐
URL: https://www.tcd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.tcd.ie ๐
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=7284534 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7284534 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 2026/S 006-011887 (2026-01-08)
Contract award notice (2026-06-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 81 300 ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 81 097 ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
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 โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-06 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Highest offer: 81 300 ๐ฐ
Lowest offer: 81 097 ๐ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: KEYENCE (UK) Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: KEYENCE (UK) LIMITED UNIT 3 UNIT 43A/43B YEATS WAY PARK WEST BUSINESS PARK DUBLIN 12
Postal code: D12 P5V6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: purchase@keyence.co.uk ๐ง
Phone: +35316429532 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 110-398933 (2026-06-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 81 300 ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 81 097 ๐ฐ
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 โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
TCD-25-C2127
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-06 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Highest offer: 81 300 ๐ฐ
Lowest offer: 81 097 ๐ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 81 300 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
000155228
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: KEYENCE (UK) Ltd
National registration number:
IE906863
Postal address: KEYENCE (UK) LIMITED UNIT 3 UNIT 43A/43B YEATS WAY PARK WEST BUSINESS PARK DUBLIN 12
Postal code: D12 P5V6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: purchase@keyence.co.uk ๐ง
Phone: +35316429532 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 110-398933 (2026-06-08)
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