ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/01/2021

External Reference: 2021-292128

TED Reference: 2021/S 013-027421

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

University College Dublin ( UCD )
IE6517386K
Procurement and Contracts Office
Belfield
Roebuck Offices
IE
Contact person: Turlough Kieran
Telephone: +353 7167618
E-mail: turlough.kieran1@ucd.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ucd.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1222

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

Provision of a Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer
Reference number:  UCDOPP5066
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

The NMR spectrometer is required to accelerate the discovery, optimisation, and the development of active compounds in diverse fields including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), catalysis, biotechnology, all of which are critical to the Irish economy. The UCD School of Chemistry has close to 100 PhD students, 15 postdoctoral fellows, a final year class of 70 students and 12 Taught Masters students in synthetic chemistry, the vast majority (85%) of whom rely on NMR spectroscopy as a routine and detailed analytical tool. The Applicant Group are not the only NMR spectroscopy users across UCD and it is critical to demonstrate a state of the art NMR Centre for their research programmes in order to be able to attract the best staff to UCD.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  224947.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38300000  -  Measuring instruments
38400000  -  Instruments for checking physical characteristics
38500000  -  Checking and testing apparatus
38600000  -  Optical instruments
38900000  -  Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The NMR spectrometer is required to accelerate the discovery, optimisation, and the development of active compounds in diverse fields including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), catalysis, biotechnology, all of which are critical to the Irish economy. The UCD School of Chemistry has close to 100 PhD students, 15 postdoctoral fellows, a final year class of 70 students and 12 Taught Masters students in synthetic chemistry, the vast majority (85%) of whom rely on NMR spectroscopy as a routine and detailed analytical tool. The Applicant Group are not the only NMR spectroscopy users across UCD and it is critical to demonstrate a state of the art NMR Centre for their research programmes in order to be able to attract the best staff to UCD.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  After Sales Service & Technical Support  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  Weighting:  40
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

Please refer to the tender documents

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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 182-437169

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of a Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

08/12/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  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

JEOL (UK) Ltd
N/A
JEOL House, Silver Court
Hertfordshire
Watchmead, Welwyn Ga
UK
Telephone: +44 01707377117
E-mail: tenders@jeoluk.com
Fax: +44 01707373254
Internet address: http://www.jeoluk.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:  400000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  224947.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please refer to the tender documents.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Courts Service
Four Courts
Dublin
IE