ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/01/2021

External Reference: 2021-254592

TED Reference: 2021/S 005-004794

Contract award notice

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
Castletroy
Co.Limerick
IE
Contact person: Colette Gallagher
Telephone: +353 61234969
E-mail: colette.gallagher@ul.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie
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

NUI Galway - RFT for the Supply of two Analytical Flow Cytometers
Reference number:  LEE885C
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38434510  -  Cytometers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for NEW/SECOND HAND/EX DEMO/REFURBISHED benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up); or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is NOT new the date of manufacture MUST be ≤ 7 years, preferably ≤ 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history MUST be provided.
One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers MUST tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  250000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of two (2) analytical flow cytometers for NUI Galway. This tender is for NEW/SECOND HAND/EX DEMO/REFURBISHED benchtop analytical flow cytometers. The two cytometers can be new; pre-used (being immediately available due to industry facility decommissioning, equipment trade-ins, from receivers or liquidators, from a supplier winding up); or is an ex demonstration model. If the cytometer(s) is NOT new the date of manufacture MUST be ≤ 7 years, preferably ≤ 5 years old. Details of any refurbishments and a full service history MUST be provided.
One system will be based in the Flow Cytometry Core facility in Biomedical Sciences in NUI Galway. The second system will be based in the Lambe Institute for Translation Research in NUI Galway. Tenderers MUST tender for both cytometers. Only submissions which tender for the two cytometers will be considered.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality/Technical  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Warranty, After Sales & Support  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method Statement  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
See RFT document for details.
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

All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie.

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: 2020/S 126-307910

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: NUI Galway - RFT for the Supply of two Analytical Flow Cytometers

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

06/11/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Cytometric Engineering Ltd
GB 183 7103 12
Unit 8 Greenham Park
Ely
CB6 2HF
UK
E-mail: ianharvey@flowcel.com
Internet address: http://www.flowcel.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  250000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Office of the High Court
Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie