Public procurement notice: Services Concession
Published: 2020-03-04
Buyer: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Concession award procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33698000 | 71900000 | 85145000
Submission deadline: 2020-04-06
Award criteria: Other

Technical requirements: Concession for an Experienced Service Provider to Operate, Manage and Maintain the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland
NUI Galway are seeking responses from suitably qualified organisations to license the operation, management and maintenance of CCMI ATMP production facilities, with options shown below and further described in the procurement documents. The operator will be limited to the production of ATMPs for clinical use under GMP guidelines.
This competition is subject to the provision of the Concessions Directive 2014/23/EU and the successful economic operator will be rewarded for the delivery of the required services through access to the opportunity to operate the CCMI (Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland) services as described in the procurement documentation.
NUI Galway is offering three licensing options to CCMI, interested parties may express interest in options 1, 2 or 3 as best suits their requirements:
The anticipated duration of the Concession is 3 (three) years, with an option to extend for two (2) further periods of two (2) years, up to a maximum of seven (7) years.
The successful economic operator will be rewarded for the delivery of the required services through access to the opportunity to operate the CCMI services as described in the procurement documentation.
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 166087
As a service concession, this competition is subject to the provision of Directive 2014/25/EU, which provides NUI Galway with the freedom of choice in selecting the most appropriate procurement procedure. On this occasion that is the competitive dialogue.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 website (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 2 GB 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) 212439277 (9 a.m.-17.30 p.m. 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:166087) 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.

Eligibility requirements: 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 166087