LA3679C - RFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of a Universal Testing Machine Including Thermal Exposure Equipment for University College Dublin (UCD)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

University College Dublin requests the supply of a Universal Testing Machine Including Thermal Exposure Equipment capable of tensile and compression testing, with an axial load capacity of up to 600 kN, and a cryogenic chamber (down to -100ยฐC) and high temperature furnace (up to 1000ยฐC).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-15. The procurement was published on 2026-04-10.

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ Mid-West
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-04-10 Contract notice
2026-04-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-04-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3679C - RFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of a Universal Testing Machine Including Thermal Exposure Equipment for University College Dublin (UCD)
Short description:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin requests the supply of a Universal Testing Machine Including Thermal Exposure Equipment capable of tensile and compression...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 440 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 440 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin requests the supply of a Universal Testing Machine Including Thermal Exposure Equipment capable of tensile and compression...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services:
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Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 120 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
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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: 2026-05-15 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-15 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7881139
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: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-15 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7881139โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-01 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.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=7881139 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7881139 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
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
Source: OJS 2026/S 071-248749 (2026-04-10)
Contract notice (2026-04-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 440 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
440 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-18 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-18 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-05-18 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-11 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Changes
Other additional information

โ€œDear Tenderers, Please be advised, the deadline dates for the above competition have been extended as follows: Clarification Deadline โ€“ Extended to: 12pm,...โ€    Show more
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 05c8acf5-e428-4fe5-a9a5-70bb9ca28669-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 085-300422 (2026-04-29)