Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-14
Buyer: National Museum of Ireland
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111000: X-ray equipment | 33111200
Estimated value: 125000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-11-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authority has a requirement to replace an existing x-ray unit as it is no longer operational.
The current unit is both an instrument for recording, research and condition assessment within the museum and the NMI has also provided X-ray services for other agencies and cultural institutions such as the National Gallery, IMMA, Chester Beatty, and the Hugh Lane Gallery under the auspices of CNCI (Council of National Cultural Institutions). NMI also provides these X-ray facilities for private archaeological conservators as it is a legal stipulation that all excavated archaeological artefacts should be X-rayed prior to conservation.
The contracting authority is inviting tenders from economic operations to supply, install and maintain a new x-ray unit. The successful tenderer will also be required to decommission and dismantle the existing unit currently in-situ.
The contracting authority has a requirement to replace an existing x-ray unit as it is no longer operational.
The current unit is both an instrument for recording, research and condition assessment within the museum and the NMI has also provided X-ray services for other agencies and cultural institutions such as the National Gallery, IMMA, Chester Beatty, and the Hugh Lane Gallery under the auspices of CNCI (Council of National Cultural Institutions). NMI also provides these X-ray facilities for private archaeological conservators as it is a legal stipulation that all excavated archaeological artefacts should be X-rayed prior to conservation.
The contracting authority is inviting tenders from economic operations to supply, install and maintain a new X-ray unit. The successful tenderer will also be required to decommission and dismantle the existing unit currently in-situ.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177855
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177855.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9 a.m.-17.30 GMT).
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:177855) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177855.

Award value: 125000