LA3726C - UL - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) Interferometer

Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interferometer. The HOM interferometer is used to evaluate the indistinguishability of a single photon light source, which serves as the foundation of Quantum Technologies including quantum communications and quantum computing. This measurement is based on two-photon interference. …

CPV: 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), 38432000 Analysis apparatus, 38431000 Detection apparatus
Place of execution:
LA3726C - UL - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) Interferometer
Awarding body:
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Award number:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : LA3726C - UL - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) Interferometer
Description : Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interferometer. The HOM interferometer is used to evaluate the indistinguishability of a single photon light source, which serves as the foundation of Quantum Technologies including quantum communications and quantum computing. This measurement is based on two-photon interference. The HOM unit is an add-on unit to be used with the excitation source and collection optics of the existing time-resolved photoluminescent microscope (PicoQuant Microtime200) located at MSB-022 of the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick (UL)
Procedure identifier : b71ca020-1aa5-4eb8-994b-36ffe37e32d9
Previous notice : 3621770b-a26b-4fed-95d2-e8bfa1709572-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 38432000 Analysis apparatus
Additional classification ( cpv ): 38431000 Detection apparatus

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 100 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot : LOT-0001

Title : LA3726C - UL - CFT for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) Interferometer
Description : Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning a Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interferometer. The HOM interferometer is used to evaluate the indistinguishability of a single photon light source, which serves as the foundation of Quantum Technologies including quantum communications and quantum computing. This measurement is based on two-photon interference. The HOM unit is an add-on unit to be used with the excitation source and collection optics of the existing time-resolved photoluminescent microscope (PicoQuant Microtime200) located at MSB-022 of the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick (UL)
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 38432000 Analysis apparatus
Additional classification ( cpv ): 38431000 Detection apparatus

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 24 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 100 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Cost
Description : See CFT Document
Category of award weight criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : See CFT Document
Category of award weight criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 99 821,4 Euro

6.1 Result lot identifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : PicoQuant GmbH
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000171432
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 99 821,4 Euro
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 454070
Date on which the winner was chosen : 15/05/2026
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 01/07/2026

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Registration number : IE 6609370 G
Postal address : Castletroy Limerick
Town : Limerick
Postcode : V94 DK53
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Mid-West ( IE051 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 061233715
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : PicoQuant GmbH
Size of the economic operator : Small
Registration number : HRB 60901 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Postal address : Rudower Chaussee 29
Town : Berlin
Postcode : 12489
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Berlin ( DE300 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 30 1208820 0
Fax : +49 30 1208820 90
Internet address : https://www.picoquant.com/
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 214c2ce7-a5a7-40bc-b00a-ff7e93ad6b19 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 06/07/2026 09:50 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00465252-2026
OJ S issue number : 128/2026
Publication date : 07/07/2026