Publication

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

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.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=169318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

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

UCD - Provision of a Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) System

Reference number: LEE907C

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 of a Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) System for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM System is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.

II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 355000.00 EUR

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38510000 - Microscopes

38511000 - Electron microscopes

38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes

38511200 - Transmission electron microscope

38512000 - Ion and molecular microscopes

38512100 - Ion microscopes

38512200 - Molecular microscopes

38513000 - Inverted and metallurgical microscopes

38513100 - Inverted microscopes

38515000 - Fluorescent and polarising microscopes

38515100 - Polarising microscopes

38515200 - Fluorescent microscopes

38634000 - Optical microscopes

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the supply, delivery & installation of a Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) System for the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). The CLEM System is required for advanced imaging in biomedical research at UCD, RCSI and nationwide, under the umbrella of the newly established Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium. The correlative microscopy will allow to combine the ultrastructural resolution of electron microscopy with the molecular recognition and live cell imaging of fluorescent microscopy.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 355000.00 EUR

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 12

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to [1 Year] with a maximum of (4) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

III.1.2)