ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/10/2021

External Reference: 2021-225298

TED Reference: 2021/S 208-544130

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: Gemma Crowther
Telephone: +353 61233715
E-mail: gemma.crowther@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

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Agriculture

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

LGH1521C - Teagasc - Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System
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

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System with 24-48 parallel small-volume (> 15mL) reactors for microbial culture with capability to measure biomass, pH, DO and fluorescence. The platform must include a robotic device for automated liquid handling for reactor set-up, feeds, base addition and sampling, independent reactor control, easy experiment construction, control and monitoring, and recording of data with a full audit trail.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  470000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33100000  -  Medical equipments
38400000  -  Instruments for checking physical characteristics
38420000  -  Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
38430000  -  Detection and analysis apparatus
38434500  -  Biochemical analysers
38500000  -  Checking and testing apparatus
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System with 24-48 parallel small-volume (> 15mL) reactors for microbial culture with capability to measure biomass, pH, DO and fluorescence. The platform must include a robotic device for automated liquid handling for reactor set-up, feeds, base addition and sampling, independent reactor control, easy experiment construction, control and monitoring, and recording of data with a full audit trail.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality/ Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  50%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  After Sales Service & Technical Assistance  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Implementation including Staff Training  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Environmental Characteristics  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  25%
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 114-298917

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: LGH1521C - Teagasc - Supply of an Automated MicroFermentation and Liquid Handling System

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

18/10/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
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:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

m2p-labs GmbH
DE246876114
Arnold-Sommerfeld-Ring 2
Baesweiler
52499
DE
Telephone: +49 1703439439
E-mail: fmeyer@beckman.com
Fax: +49 2401805333
NUTS code:  DE -  DEUTSCHLAND
Internet address: http://https://www.m2p-labs.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:  470000.00  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