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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

Contact person: Neil McCarthy

Telephone: +353 61234664

E-mail: neil.mccarthy@ul.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073

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

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

UL-Supply of a Time-Resolved Fluorescence based Super-Resolution Imaging System

Reference number: LEE361C

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)

Short description

The University of Limerick plans to purchase a Time-Resolved Fluorescence based Super-Resolution Imaging System (TRSRS). The TRSRS should combine confocal sample scanning, extraordinary spatial resolution offered by the stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED) and the lifetime measurements.

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer: 206929.00 EUR / Highest offer: 349710.00 EUR taken into consideration (excluding VAT)

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33100000 - Medical equipments

33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

38300000 - Measuring instruments

38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics

38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus

38510000 - Microscopes

38515000 - Fluorescent and polarising microscopes

38515100 - Polarising microscopes

38515200 - Fluorescent microscopes

38600000 - Optical instruments

38620000 - Polarising material

38630000 - Astronomical and optical instruments

38640000 - Liquid crystal devices

38650000 - Photographic equipment

38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

University of Limerick - The University of Limerick plans to purchase a Time-Resolved Fluorescence based Super-Resolution Imaging System (TRSRS) for the School of Natural Science at the University of Limerick. The TRSRS should combine confocal sample scanning, extraordinary spatial resolution offered by the stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED) and the lifetime measurements.
The specifications below describe the minimum technical requirements and acceptable performance standards for the TRSRS for the imaging and analysis of a broad range of materials in support of research within the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick (UL), Ireland. The TRSRS instrument will be installed by the contractor at the Bernal Institute. This system will be used by Bernal Institute personnel to analyse the samples provided by research groups from UL and other Universities as well as external industrial customers. The TRSRS will be placed in a multiple user facility and must provide ease of safe operation to those in the facility.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 400

Quality criterion - Name: After Sales & Technical Support / Weighting: 200

Quality criterion - Name: Method / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 300

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: yes

Identification of the project: SFI Research Infrastructure Call 2015: Opportunistic Fund (Category D).

II.2.14)

Additional information

The Education Procurement Service (EPS) on behalf
of University of Limerick (the “Contracting
Authorities”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this
request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators
(“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods as
described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).

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: yes

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 196-402405

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: UL-Supply of a Time-Resolved Fluorescence based Super-Resolution Imaging System

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/30/2017

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

PicoQuant GmbH

DE 812140373

Rudower Chaussee 29, 12489

Berlin

Telephone: +49 3012088200

E-mail: info@picoquant.com

Fax: +49 30120882090

NUTS code: DE - DEUTSCHLAND

Internet address: http://www.picoquant.com

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: 200000.00 EUR

Lowest offer: 206929.00 EUR / Highest offer: 349710.00 EUR taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court

Four Courts

Dublin

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