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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/07/2017

External Reference: 2017-961846

TED Reference: 2017/S 144-296901

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Education Procurement Service (EPS)
IE 6609370 G
University of Limerick, Plassey
Limerick
Co.Limerick
IE
Contact person: David Mangan
Telephone: +353 61234662
E-mail: david.mangan@ul.ie
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ul.ie/edps
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Laser Ablation System for the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at UCD
Reference number:  LEE188C
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38636100  -  Lasers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Tenders are sought for the supply and installation of an Excimer laser ablation system, to be coupled with: (a) An iCAPQ Quadrupole ICPMS and, (b) with a Neptune MC-ICPMS for simultaneous analysis of elemental concentrations and isotope ratios, to be installed at the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at UCD, School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin. The laser ablation system will also be used with either of the mass spectrometers specified above, coupled independently.
Funding Acknowledgment - This laser ablation system is to be purchased as part of the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG). iCRAG is funded under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres Programme (13/RC/2092) which is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  201812.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31712348  -  Laser diodes
38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38600000  -  Optical instruments
38630000  -  Astronomical and optical instruments
38636000  -  Specialist optical instruments
38636110  -  Industrial lasers
42610000  -  Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
UCD, Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply and installation of an Excimer laser ablation system, to be coupled with: (a) An iCAPQ Quadrupole ICPMS and, (b) with a Neptune MC-ICPMS for simultaneous analysis of elemental concentrations and isotope ratios, to be installed at the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at UCD, School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin. The laser ablation system will also be used with either of the mass spectrometers specified above, coupled independently.
Funding Acknowledgment - This laser ablation system is to be purchased as part of the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG). iCRAG is funded under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres Programme (13/RC/2092) which is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Tech Merit  /  Weighting:  70%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please see RFT and Appendices for all information
relating to this tender competition.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 061-113667
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Laser Ablation System for the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at UCD

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/07/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Teledyne CETAC Technologies
954888283
14306 Industrial Road
Omaha
68144
US
E-mail: nick.westaway@teledyne.com
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  201182.00  EUR / Highest offer:  235190.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Central Office of the High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

27/07/2017