United Kingdom-Belfast: Medical analysis services

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 194-397748/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Queen’s University Belfast
Postal address: BT7 1NN
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Noleen Bohill
Telephone: +00 4402890973026
Email: n.bohill@qub.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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: QUB/1659/17 Automatable system for measuring ion channel activity across differentiated epithelial cell cultures in Transwell plates.

Reference number: QUB/1659/17
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85148000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Queen’s School of Pharmacy seeks to purchase a system capable of directly measuring ion channel activity, across differentiated airway epithelial cell cultures, in 24 well Transwell plate format (in situ). The apparatus will be primarily used by PhD students and should be able to provide reliable recordings with minimal user training. The apparatus will be required to combine ease of use with excellent functionality, suitable for our expanding research interest in ion channels.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85148000, 38300000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Queen’s School of Pharmacy seeks to purchase a system capable of directly measuring ion channel activity, across differentiated airway epithelial cell cultures, in 24 well Transwell plate format (in situ). The apparatus will be primarily used by PhD students and should be able to provide reliable recordings with minimal user training. The apparatus will be required to combine ease of use with excellent functionality, suitable for our expanding research interest in ion channels.
II.2.5) Award criteria

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

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Options to extend by up to a further 48 months/to end of useful life.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: Options to extend by up to a further 48 months/to end of useful life.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:yes
Identification of the project:This is being funded by BREATH.

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 refer to:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2017-11-03 Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:4(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-11-03 Local time: 16:30

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
This is being funded by BREATH.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Queen’s University Belfast
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-10-06