Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/09/2021
External Reference: 2021-232305
TED Reference: 2021/S 186-484306
Contract award notice
Information
Published
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:
Linda Maher
Telephone:
+353 61233715
E-mail:
linda.maher@ul.ie
NUTS code:
IE051 -
Mid-West
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
LSO1383C - TCD - Supply of Services for DNA Methylation Arrays for the TILDA Study
Reference number:
RFT 186682
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
71900000
-
Laboratory services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
TILDA requires analysis of at least 800 DNA samples, including control samples and quality control (QC) samples, on the Illumina EPIC 850K Methylation Array in 1 batch, from mid-2021.
The DNA samples have been extracted from peripheral blood using the ‘Salting out’ method performed using Qiagen Autopure kits and are resuspended in TE buffer. DNA samples have been normalised at a concentration of 100ng/ul using Invitrogen Quant-iT dsDNA HS Assay Kits.
The DNA samples have been extracted from peripheral blood using the ‘Salting out’ method performed using Qiagen Autopure kits and are resuspended in TE buffer. DNA samples have been normalised at a concentration of 100ng/ul using Invitrogen Quant-iT dsDNA HS Assay Kits.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
260000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71620000
-
Analysis services
73110000
-
Research services
73111000
-
Research laboratory services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
TILDA requires analysis of at least 800 DNA samples, including control samples and quality control (QC) samples, on the Illumina EPIC 850K Methylation Array in 1 batch, from mid-2021.
The DNA samples have been extracted from peripheral blood using the ‘Salting out’ method performed using Qiagen Autopure kits and are resuspended in TE buffer. DNA samples have been normalised at a concentration of 100ng/ul using Invitrogen Quant-iT dsDNA HS Assay Kits.
The DNA samples have been extracted from peripheral blood using the ‘Salting out’ method performed using Qiagen Autopure kits and are resuspended in TE buffer. DNA samples have been normalised at a concentration of 100ng/ul using Invitrogen Quant-iT dsDNA HS Assay Kits.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality/ Technical Merit
/
Weighting:
45%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Technical & Customer Support
/
Weighting:
20%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Environmental & Sustainability Policy
/
Weighting:
5%
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Ultimate Cost
/
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
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: 2021/S 058-146951
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: LSO1383C - TCD - Supply of Services for DNA Methylation Arrays for the TILDA Study
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
20/09/2021
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:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Innovations
592 9507 00
The University of Edinburgh Murchison House, King's Buildings 10 Max Born Crescent
Edinburgh
EH9 3BF
UK
E-mail:
monica.dearden@ei.ed.ac.uk
NUTS code:
UK -
UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
260000.00
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