Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/07/2022

External Reference: 2022-280491

TED Reference: 2022/S 142-406148

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Backweston Campus, Young's Cross
Celbridge
W22 X3PH
IE
Contact person: Katherine Barry Murphy
Telephone: +353 16157413
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

ELISA kits for the detection of BHV-1 gB and gE antibodies in serum and milk from bovine species for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Reference number:  RFT 203115
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

33696300  -  Chemical reagents
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires an ELISA system capable of identifying antibodies to BHV-1 virus in bovine serum and milk samples.
One of the ELISA kits should be able to identify the antibodies to glycoprotein B in bovine serum. This ELISA will detect antibody responses as a result of both infection and vaccination including the gE deleted vaccine. It will be referred to as “the gB ELISA kit”
A second ELISA kit will detect antibodies to the gE antigen of BHV-1 in individual bovine serum and in milk. The presence of antibodies to gE indicates exposure to field strains of BHV-1 and/or vaccines containing gE antigen. It will be referred to as “the gE ELISA kit”.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  332525.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33696000  -  Reagents and contrast media
33696500  -  Laboratory reagents
71900000  -  Laboratory services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires an ELISA system capable of identifying antibodies to BHV-1 virus in bovine serum and milk samples.
One of the ELISA kits should be able to identify the antibodies to glycoprotein B in bovine serum. This ELISA will detect antibody responses as a result of both infection and vaccination including the gE deleted vaccine. It will be referred to as “the gB ELISA kit”
A second ELISA kit will detect antibodies to the gE antigen of BHV-1 in individual bovine serum and in milk. The presence of antibodies to gE indicates exposure to field strains of BHV-1 and/or vaccines containing gE antigen. It will be referred to as “the gE ELISA kit”.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the proposed service  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contingency arrangements  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical merit/performance/packaging  /  Weighting:  500
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  300
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

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 228-599674
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: ELISA kits for the detection of BHV-1 gB and gE antibodies in serum and milk from bovine species for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/06/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

IDEXX
70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  378000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  332525.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE