ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/09/2020

External Reference: 2020-241425

TED Reference: 2020/S 192-461935

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
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

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.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  354076.42  EUR
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

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  55%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  After Sales Service Support & Training  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  20%
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: 2020/S 124-303397

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

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

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Carl Zeiss Ltd
232508978
ZEISS House, 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6DW
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
UK
Telephone: +44 01223401500
E-mail: tenders@zeiss.com
Fax: +44 01223401501
Internet address: http://www.zeiss.com

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:  354076.42  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  354076.42  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
Dublin
IE