MU - Framework for the Provision of Next Generation Sequencing Services

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Next Generation Sequencing Services Maynooth University. Maynooth University is seeking NGS services to supply sequencing preparation and sequence data generation from multiple forms of input nucleic acid. The successful Tender/s will be required to sequence DNA and/or RNA from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic and/or viral. Tenderers MUST own the High-throughput (HT) Illumina NovaSeq/NextSeq platforms and the low throughput (LT) iSeq/MiniSeq/MiSeq platforms equipment, or equivalent equipment providing the same quality and specifications. For specific whole genome shotgun (WGS) or long-Amplicon projects, long-read Pacific Biosciences, PacBio RSII/Sequel equipment or equivalent equipment will be required.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-26. The procurement was published on 2023-04-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-25 Contract notice
2023-11-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-25)
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: Colette Gallagher
Phone: +353 61234969 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: colette.gallagher@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=241112&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=241112&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: MU - Framework for the Provision of Next Generation Sequencing Services LA2175F
Products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Next Generation Sequencing...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 720 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 - Illumina HT NovaSeq Platform Services or equivalent
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement: Illumina HT NovaSeq Platform Services or equivalent
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 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
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, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to Twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT documents for details.

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 - Illumina LT MiSeq Platform Services or equivalent
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement: Illumina LT MiSeq Platform Services or equivalent
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLot 3 - Pacific Biosciences Long Read Applications โ€“ PacBio RSII/Sequel Platform services or equivalโ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œPacific Biosciences Long Read Applications โ€“ PacBio RSII/Sequel Platform services or equivalentโ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 30
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-26 12:00 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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-05-26 12:00 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 084-250487 (2023-04-25)
Contract award notice (2023-11-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 720 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Summary of Requirement
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Deliverables
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Supplier Responsibilities & Retesting
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 084-250487

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Illumina HT NovaSeq Platform Services or equivalent
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-11-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Biomarker Technologies (BMK) GmbH
National registration number: Biomarker Technologies (BMK) GmbH
Postal address: BioZ, Johann-Krane Weg 42
Postal town: Mรผnster
Postal code: 48149
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tech@bmkcloud.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Deutschland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-09-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: CeGaT GmbH
National registration number: DE265504
Postal address: Paul-Ehrlich-StraรŸe 23
Postal town: Tรผbingen
Postal code: D-72076
Phone: +49 70715654455 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: info@cegat.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://info@cegat.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Dante Labs
National registration number: 01987870662
Postal address: Via San Giuseppe 53
Postal town: Pizzoli AQ
Postal code: 67017
Country: Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
E-mail: tenders@dantelabs.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Italia ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Edinburgh Genetics Limited
National registration number: GB339658161
Postal address: 7 Torphichen Street
Postal town: Edinburgh
Postal code: EH3 8HX
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1312616686 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: info@eggenetics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://eggenetics.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-09-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: GENEWIZ Germany GmbH
National registration number: DE317905342
Postal address: Bahnhofstrasse 86
Postal town: Leipzig
Postal code: 04158
E-mail: lucinda.pavitt@genewiz.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.genewiz.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Novogene (UK) Company Limited
National registration number: 61112195
Postal address: Second Floor, 25 Cambridge Science Park, Milton
Postal town: Cambridge
Postal code: Cambridgeshire
Phone: +44 1223628750 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jane.murray@novogene-europe.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://https://en.novogene.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Randox Laboratories Limited
National registration number: 151682708
Postal address: 55 Diamond Road
Postal town: Co Antrim
Postal code: Crumlin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 02894451000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@randox.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 02894452912 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.randox.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 8
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 - Illumina LT MiSeq Platform Services or equivalent
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

9๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 9
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 10
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 12
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 13
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title:
โ€œLot 3 - Pacific Biosciences Long Read Applications โ€“ PacBio RSII/Sequel Platform services or equivalโ€
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 14
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 15
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 16
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 232-728381 (2023-11-27)