ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/10/2014

Expire date: 11/12/2014

External Reference: 2014-675294

TED Reference: 2014/S 212-375817

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University College Dublin ( UCD )
IE6517386K
Procurement and Contracts Office
Roebuck Offices  Belfield
IE
For the attention of: Orla O'Dea
Telephone: +353 17164990
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.ucd.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1222
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82245&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82245&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Education
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Provision of Sequencing Service

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No8:  Research and development services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Belfield

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    UCD intends to procure a sequencing service, background details for same as follows; the ERC AGELESS project involves using next generation sequencing (NGS) to uncover the molecular mechanisms of halted ageing in a unique model system, the bats. Illumina NGS RNA-Seq sequencing methodologies will be used to sequence the entire bat blood transcriptome including transcripts with low copy numbers. These transcriptomes will be derived from whole bat blood samples collected during fieldwork seasons. Extracted total RNA will range from 0.5 to 5μg per sample. Removal of all overabundant RNAs is required to ensure that rare transcripts are recovered

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    73110000   Research services
    85121200   Medical specialist services
    85145000   Services provided by medical laboratories
    85148000   Medical analysis services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  yes
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The successful contractor will be required to provide sequencing services for a of Approximately 400 transcriptomes which will be sequenced over the course of the project in at least two batches. Batch 1 will contain at least 200 samples, which are currently ready for sequencing. Batch 2 will contain approximately 200 samples but this may change over time. Future sample choice for transcriptome sequencing will depend on results from the completion and analyses of Batch 1.

    Further information of the quantity and scope is contained in the ITT document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  200000  and 400000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 012 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Null

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    To be agreed with the successful tenderer.

    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    UCDOPP609

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 11.12.2014 - 00:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    11.12.2014 - 10:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    [DurationDays]: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130/210 available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained