ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/11/2021

External Reference: 2021-268971

TED Reference: 2021/S 226-594865

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: Jonathan Horan
Telephone: +353 61234662
E-mail: Jonathan.Horan@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

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Walk-In Environmental Growth Chamber
Reference number:  LGH1643C
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

24454000  -  Plant-growth regulators
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery and installation of a walk-in, multi-purpose, controlled-environment Growth chamber, supplied with a multi-tier arrangement with adjustable light intensity and LED technology in line with the specifications set out. The chamber should be walk in, with software capable of being accessed remotely. Due to restricted access, the Growth chamber will require onsite construction and site survey will be permitted for the successful tenderer post award. The remit of this project is to provide essential equipment required to meet current activities in Teagasc Environmental Soils and Land Use Department.
The successful tenderer is required to carry out delivery and installation and technical training.
Where the bidder has more than one system matching the specifications, details for each system should be provided separately and should be limited to 2.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  109040.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

03451000  -  Plants
38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38970000  -  Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
45252200  -  Purification plant equipment
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 a walk-in, multi-purpose, controlled-environment Growth chamber, supplied with a multi-tier arrangement with adjustable light intensity and LED technology in line with the specifications set out. The chamber should be walk in, with software capable of being accessed remotely. Due to restricted access, the Growth chamber will require onsite construction and site survey will be permitted for the successful tenderer post award. The remit of this project is to provide essential equipment required to meet current activities in Teagasc Environmental Soils and Land Use Department.
The successful tenderer is required to carry out delivery and installation and technical training.
Where the bidder has more than one system matching the specifications, details for each system should be provided separately and should be limited to 2.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality/Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Maintenance, After Sales Service, Training & Technical Support  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost (Total Cost of Ownership) Including  /  Weighting:  25%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Teagasc, reserve the right to purchase up to an additional five (5) systems should such a need arise within eighteen (18) months, commencing from the date of Award Notice.
The Education Procurement Service, on behalf of Public Sector Bodies, reserves the right to purchase up to an additional one (1) item should such a need arise within Eighteen (18) months commencing from the Award Notification date.
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: 2021/S 144-382084

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Walk-In Environmental Growth Chamber

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/11/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
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

Conviron Europe Ltd
804620068.
Unit 1 hall barn road industrial estate
Isleham
Cambridgeshire
UK
Telephone: +44 1638741112
E-mail: mgilroy@conviron.com
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:  100000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  109040.00  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

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

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

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

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