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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Beaumont Hospital
N/A
Beaumont Road
Beaumont Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Greg O'Leary
Telephone: +353 018092658
E-mail: tendering@beaumont.ie
Fax: +353 018092959

Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.beaumont.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/403
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=91443&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=91443&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

I.3)

Main activity

Health

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:

The Supply, Installation, Support and Maintenance of a Transmission Electron Microscope

II.1.2)

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

Supplies

Purchase

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

Dublin

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)

The Contracting Authority invites tender submissions for the supply, installation, validation, and commissioning of a transmission electron microscope, the supply of any necessary components and accessories

needed for the functioning of the required equipment and the provision of

ongoing staff training, service and support. Please consult the associated documentation, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

38511200 Transmission electron microscope

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: no

II.2)

Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope:

In the first instance, the Contracting Authority will enter into a contract for the supply and installation of the required microscope and the provision of appropriate support and maintenance for a four year period. As a recurring option that may be availed of solely at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, subsequent one-year contracts for the support of all supplied equipment may be awarded until the obsolescence of the microscope. Tenderers are advised that the maximum available budget for the supply, installation and commissioning of the required equipment is between €140,000 and €225,000, exclusive of VAT. This figure includes the provision of a warranty period of at least 24 months and user training. The Contracting Authority recognises that subsequent service contracts following expiry of the warranty period will incur additional expenditure.

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 200000 and 500000 EUR

II.2.2)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of these options:

In the first instance, the Contracting Authority will enter into a contract for the supply and installation of the required microscope and the provision of appropriate support and maintenance for a four year period. As a recurring option that may be availed of solely at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, subsequent one-year contracts for the support of all supplied equipment may be awarded until the obsolescence of the microscope.

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:

II.2.3)

Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required:

N/A

III.1.2)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

To be agreed with the successful tenderer.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping, if successful in this competition, will be expected to establish itself as a legal entity with each party being jointly and severally liable to the Contracting Authority prior to the formal signature of this contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)