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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/10/2017

External Reference: 2017-708398

TED Reference: 2017/S 208-430324

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

Health Service Executive (HSE)
N/A
Head Office
Naas
Millennium Park
IE
Contact person: Richard Pounder
Telephone: +353 016755544
E-mail: richard.pounder@hse.ie
Fax: +353 1111111111
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hse.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Laboratory and Consultant Microscopes, Cameras & Accessories
Reference number:  Project 8370
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38516000  -  Monocular and/or binocular light compound microscopes
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

HSE Ireland - National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Laboratory and Consultant Microscopes, Cameras & Accessories
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  2800000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Consultant & Laboratory Microscope, Specification 2A - 4 Objective Lenses including 2 Plan Achromat Lenses – No camera or teaching head included.
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38510000  -  Microscopes
38515000  -  Fluorescent and polarising microscopes
38519300  -  Photo or video attachments for microscopes
38634000  -  Optical microscopes
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Consultant & Laboratory Microscope, Specification 2A -
4 Objective Lenses including 2 Plan Achromat Lenses
– No camera or teaching head included.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  Pass /Fail
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  Pass/Fail
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)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Lot 3 - Consultant & Laboratory Microscope, Specification 2C
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38510000  -  Microscopes
38515000  -  Fluorescent and polarising microscopes
38519300  -  Photo or video attachments for microscopes
38634000  -  Optical microscopes
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Consultant & Laboratory Microscope, Specification 2C -
3 Plan Flourite & 3 Plan Apochromatic objective lenses
& Polariser Unit, camera and teaching head included
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Qulaity  /  Weighting:  Pass/Fail
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  Pass/Fail
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 092-181410

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: 1

Title: Lot 1 - Consultant & Laboratory Microscope, Specification 2A - 4 Objective Lenses including 2 Plan Achromat Lenses – No camera or teaching head included.

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

2017-09-01
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Laboratory Instruments & Supply Ltd.
Pamaron House, Ballybin Road, Ashbourne, County Meath
Ashbourne
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Micron Optical Ltd.
Moyne Park, Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Enniscorthy
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Aquilant Scientific Ltd.
Dublin
D22
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Mason Technology Ltd.
228 South Circular Road, Dublin D08 DX8P
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Carl Zeiss Limited
509 Coldhams Lane Cambridge, CB1 3JS, UK
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  2800000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  2800000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please note that this is a Framework Award for direct drawdown made to 5 economic operators and the total estimated value over 4 years of approximately €2,800,000 including VAT has been shown as Lot 1 award on this form (covering all lot estimates over 4 years). As per the ITT the Agreement does not guarantee any volume of sales or a minimum volume or percentage for each Appointee, so there is NO fixed award value attributed to any economic operator.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
The 4 Courts
Dublin
D2
IE