ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/12/2022

External Reference: 2022-287545

TED Reference: 2022/S 239-689377

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: Siobhan Ryan
Telephone: +353 61234664
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@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

SETU RFT Provision of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System
Reference number:  LA2061C
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, installation and calibration of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System. The Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System will be used to provide correlative imaging of the nanochemical and nanophysical properties of materials, with applications in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, sensing and energy.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  860000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30216100  -  Optical readers
30216120  -  Optical-character-recognition equipment
33113000  -  Magnetic resonance imaging equipment
38300000  -  Measuring instruments
38340000  -  Instruments for measuring quantities
38400000  -  Instruments for checking physical characteristics
38500000  -  Checking and testing apparatus
38510000  -  Microscopes
38511000  -  Electron microscopes
38634000  -  Optical microscopes
38636100  -  Lasers
38900000  -  Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation and calibration of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System. The Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System will be used to provide correlative imaging of the nanochemical and nanophysical properties of materials, with applications in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, sensing and energy.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  50%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  After Sales & Technical Assistance  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  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 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: 2022/S 132-375840

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: SETU RFT Provision of a Nanoscale Chemical Imaging System

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

29/11/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
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

Acutance Scientific Ltd
GB110162187
Steel Bridge Cottage, Sham Farm Road, Eridge Green
Tunbridge Wells
East Sussex TN3 9JD
UK
Telephone: +44 1892300400
E-mail: ian@acutance.co.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.acutance.co.uk

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:  860000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  860000.00  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
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
IE