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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/01/2021

External Reference: 2021-291403

TED Reference: 2021/S 011-021968

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
Castletroy
Co.Limerick
IE
Contact person: Linda Maher
Telephone: +353 61233715
E-mail: linda.maher@ul.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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

Other type:  Third Level Institution
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

LEE977C - UCD - Supply of an Atomic Force Microscope
Reference number:  LEE977C
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38510000  -  Microscopes
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of an Atomic Force microscope (AFM) for the surface imagining and atomic and close-to-atomic scale fabrication, for the UCD Center of Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology (MNMT-Dublin). The equipment should be capable of scratching the surface of the work piece with precision and consistency in air, fluid, and electrical or chemically reactive environments. The images can also be scanned with sub-nanometer resolution. The instrument is to be supplied with the relevant software license, warranty, ongoing technical support and on-site training for staff.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  360000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33000000  -  Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38512000  -  Ion and molecular microscopes
38600000  -  Optical instruments
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of an Atomic Force microscope (AFM) for the surface imagining and atomic and close-to-atomic scale fabrication, for the UCD Center of Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology (MNMT-Dublin). The equipment should be capable of scratching the surface of the work piece with precision and consistency in air, fluid, and electrical or chemically reactive environments. The images can also be scanned with sub-nanometer resolution. The instrument is to be supplied with the relevant software license, warranty, ongoing technical support and on-site training for staff.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
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 tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only

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 194-468627

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: LEE977C - UCD - Supply of an Atomic Force Microscope

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

23/12/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  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:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Bruker UK Limited
923986
Banner Lane
Coventry
West Midlands
UK
Telephone: +44 2476855200
E-mail: sales.uk@bruker.com
Fax: +44 24465317
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  400000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  360000.00  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