Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Class III/I Hybrid Safety Cabinet to DCU
Value
€100k
Deadline
31 Jul
31 Jul 2025
Value
€100k
Deadline
31 Jul
Supply and installation of a hybrid safety cabinet at Dublin City University
Supply and installation of a hybrid safety cabinet at Dublin City University
Bidder profile
Firms with experience in supplying and installing scientific equipment, particularly in educational settings.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Technical ambiguity
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Dublin City University |
| Title | Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Class III/I Hybrid Safety Cabinet to DCU |
| CPV / category | supplies |
| Estimated value | 100000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 12 months |
| Submission deadline | 2025-07-31T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Dublin City University ran this procurement for “Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Class III/I Hybrid Safety Cabinet 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: Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Class III/I Hybrid Safety Cabinet 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 Class 3/1 Hybrid
- 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
- are catered for. The new cabinet will need to be incorporated into the existing HVAC system
- stand and be ducted into the room’s existing AHU system.
- Electrical fittings - All electrical services (i.e., socket supplies) should be fed through
- Support Stand – a fixed height stand mounted on levelling feet should be provided,
- An Integrated platform system, incorporating tracks and a trolley to facilitate loading
- maintenance visit per year, travel, and parts. Three years parts and Labour is 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.
- It is the policy of DCU to promote participation by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on
- DCU is a research-intensive University and is home to a number of SFI-funded Research
- of the existing groups based at DCU while ensuring the future CL3 needs of the university
- are catered for. The new cabinet will need to be incorporated into the existing HVAC system
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
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] the completeness of any information contained in the Document or
- [ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] to the satisfaction of DCU that they will have
- 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-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] world’s leading Young Universities and is among the world’s top 2% globally. DCU is
- [ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] , and Installation of a Class 3/1 Hybrid
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-07-31T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-07-31T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 12 March 2001 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Directive 2014 |
| Date surfaced in documents | May 2016 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 12 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
- minate the Contract at any time during the Term upon giving 30 days’ notice in writing to the Supplier]
- re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of te
- P4 Equipment should be installed, commissioned within 20 weeks of
- P4 Equipment should be installed, commissioned within 20 weeks of contract
- Equipment should be installed, commissioned within 20 weeks of contract
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-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf, ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] the completeness of any, ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] to the satisfaction of D.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] world’s leading Young Un, ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf] , and Installation of a, Appendix..
This tender has been awarded
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Can you bid?
Minimum turnover
€150,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Lots (1)
Documents (3)
ITT DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.pdf
344.3 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
Appendix 1 - DCU Contract Terms and Conditions.docx
83.5 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
TRD DCU-25034-G Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet.docx
119.9 KB · Tender Response Template
Original notice text
Dublin City University seeks suppliers for the delivery and installation of a Class III/I Hybrid Safety Cabinet, including integration with existing HVAC systems and warranty options.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€100k
Deadline
31 Jul
Buyer
Dublin City UniversityLocation
Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Class 3/1 Hybrid Microbiological Safety Cabinet to DCU.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
25 Jul 2025
eTenders ID
6150932
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