LA2365C UCD RFT for the Supply of a Bio Atomic Force Microscope

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a brand-new state-of-the-art research-grade fully tip-scanning Bio Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) system for the School of Physics, University College Dublin (UCD) to be integrated in a research-grade inverted optical microscope to perform simultaneous imaging (brightfield, fluorescence) and AFM microscopy/force spectroscopy in both air and liquid environments.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-15. The procurement was published on 2023-04-12.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-12 Contract notice
2023-06-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Siobhan Ryan
Phone: +353 61234664 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239172&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239172&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA2365C UCD RFT for the Supply of a Bio Atomic Force Microscope.
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a brand-new state-of-the-art research-grade fully tip-scanning...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Diagnostic devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Instruments for checking physical characteristics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Measuring and control equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical microscopes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a brand-new state-of-the-art research-grade fully tip-scanning...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to one year [1 Year] with...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
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Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-15 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 60
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-05-15 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 075-225273 (2023-04-12)
Contract award notice (2023-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit (Equipment specification)
Quality criterion (weighting): 55%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales, Warranty, Technical Support, Repair, Training and Collaboration
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Delivery, Installation and Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 20%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 075-225273

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: LA2365C UCD RFT for the Supply of a Bio Atomic Force Microscope.
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-06-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Nanosurf GmbH
National registration number: DE274208056
Postal address: Rheinstrasse 5
Postal town: Langen
Postal code: 63225
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: morgan@nanosurf.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Deutschland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.nanosurf.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 126-400856 (2023-06-29)