Provision of the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of a Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Dublin City University ran this procurement for “Provision of the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of a Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Provision of the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of a Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU
• Weighting: Pass/Fail Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers should refer to instances within the last three years which demonstrate that they have successfully delivered services of a comparable nature and sc
• Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of a Scanning Electron
• DCU reserves the right to purchase additional warranty and service contract options from the
• warranty and service options as part of their tender submissions.
• deliver the required services to the satisfaction of DCU; DCU reserves the right to award the
• Tenders are sought for the supply of equipment to be located in the Core Technologies Unit
• service contracts as part of the package.
• the Windows Lot (Internet of Things) or LTSC (Long Term Service channel) version.
• Integration with 3rd party add-ons (e.g. EDS and in-situ mechanical test units)
• (Oxford Instruments Symmetry S3) from another system would be advantageous.
• software, call outs, 1 preventative maintenance visit per year, travel, and parts. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• DCU is a research-intensive University and is home to a number of SFI-funded Research
• It is the policy of DCU to promote participation by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on
• strategy to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations at low voltages compatible
• The ability to reuse an existing EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Level Employer’s Liability (see notes below) €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Level Employer’s Liability (see notes below) €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] by or on behalf of DCU (in writing or otherwise) to any interested party or
• changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
• www.etenders.gov.ie. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents.
• [ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] lin City University (DCU) is a leading innovative European University. It is proud to be one
• [ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] Small and Medium Enterprise participation
• [ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] 2

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Scientific Equipment & Laboratory
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• Weighting: Pass/Fail Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Health & Safety legislation
• quipment should be installed and commissioned no later than 3 months following delivery
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of te
• minate the Contract at any time during the Term upon giving 30 days’ notice in writing to the Supplier]
• Centres. The University participates in a range of European and international research
• partnerships. DCU is also the leading Irish university in the area of technology transfer as

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf, ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] by or on behalf of DCU (in, ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] lin City University (DCU).
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] Small and Medium Enterpris, ITT DCU-25027-G Scanning Electron Microscope to DCU.pdf] 2, Appendix..