ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/10/2023

External Reference: 2023-286419

TED Reference: 2023/S 210-660979

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

LA2416C UCC RFT for the Supply of a Photonic 3D microfabrication printing system
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 and Commissioning of a Photonic 3D microfabrication printing system, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork (UCC).
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

22000000  -  Printed matter and related products
30216100  -  Optical readers
38300000  -  Measuring instruments
38400000  -  Instruments for checking physical characteristics
38500000  -  Checking and testing apparatus
38600000  -  Optical instruments
38636000  -  Specialist optical instruments
38900000  -  Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
39300000  -  Miscellaneous equipment
42960000  -  Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment
42991200  -  Printing machinery
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of a Photonic 3D microfabrication printing system, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork (UCC).
The Photonics Packaging and Integration Group is led by Prof. Peter O’Brien. The group was established in 2009, has 16 fulltime researchers and 3 PhD students. The group has grown rapidly and formed a large number of international collaborations with both industry and academia, and is recognized for its ability to convert research results generated in the laboratory to commercialization. The group has also formed collaborations with numerous Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) initiatives in Europe and the US, including ePIXfab, Europractice and JePPIX, where they support advanced assembly and packaging requirements for users of these MPW services. They have also prepared the world’s first set of packaging design rules and collaborated with Phoenix and Luceda Photonics to incorporate these into their software design kits.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality/Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  45
Quality criterion  -  Name:  After Sales/Technical Support, Warranty & Training  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method  /  Weighting:  5
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Environmental  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  30
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
UCC reserves the right to purchase additional options available with this equipment at a later stage should the budget become available. This option will be available for twenty-four (24) months.
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: 2023/S 079-236609
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: LA2416C UCC RFT for the Supply of a Photonic 3D microfabrication printing system

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

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