LA3273C - FSI - CFT for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Mass Spectrometer for Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)

The chemistry team examines a wide range of evidence types including analysis of suspect material in explosives cases and chemical unknowns. Items submitted for analysis are examined for the presence of organic and inorganic explosive substances and other materials related to explosives. Typical case work items include pipe bombs, hoax …

CPV: 38000000 Equipo de laboratorio, óptico y de precisión (excepto gafas), 38433100 Espectrómetros de masas
Lugar de ejecución:
LA3273C - FSI - CFT for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Mass Spectrometer for Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)
Organismo adjudicador:
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Número de premio:
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 : LA3273C - FSI - CFT for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Mass Spectrometer for Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)
Description : The chemistry team examines a wide range of evidence types including analysis of suspect material in explosives cases and chemical unknowns. Items submitted for analysis are examined for the presence of organic and inorganic explosive substances and other materials related to explosives. Typical case work items include pipe bombs, hoax devices, suspicious powders, firework compositions and propellant powders. Ion Chromatography is one of a number of analytical techniques used in the laboratory to analyse these materials. The Ion Chromatograph (ICS6000) currently in use separates anions and cations in chemical mixtures and provides the retention times of individual components by conductivity detection. A single quad mass spectrometer is now required to add on to our existing Ion Chromatograph. Current best practice requires that at least two orthogonal techniques are used to identify a compound or component in a mixture. In most cases this is currently done with FTIR, GCMS and/or µXRF. However in some cases e.g. chemical unknowns, residues on clothing, post blast samples etc. this is not possible due to small sample volumes. Mass spectrometry is a very discriminatory technique, providing information on the structure of a compound. The combination of the retention time and mass spec data for inorganic ions would allow for identification of ions where analysis is not possible with other techniques. It would also provide further data to support the suite of techniques currently used for casework.
Procedure identifier : 939dfe6f-8953-45f3-bacf-7137591774a7
Previous notice : dd880196-5c6b-45c5-9ee7-a91a248f3560-01
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 ): 38433100 Mass spectrometer

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 120 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : LA3273C - FSI - CFT for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Mass Spectrometer for Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)
Description : The chemistry team examines a wide range of evidence types including analysis of suspect material in explosives cases and chemical unknowns. Items submitted for analysis are examined for the presence of organic and inorganic explosive substances and other materials related to explosives. Typical case work items include pipe bombs, hoax devices, suspicious powders, firework compositions and propellant powders. Ion Chromatography is one of a number of analytical techniques used in the laboratory to analyse these materials. The Ion Chromatograph (ICS6000) currently in use separates anions and cations in chemical mixtures and provides the retention times of individual components by conductivity detection. A single quad mass spectrometer is now required to add on to our existing Ion Chromatograph. Current best practice requires that at least two orthogonal techniques are used to identify a compound or component in a mixture. In most cases this is currently done with FTIR, GCMS and/or µXRF. However in some cases e.g. chemical unknowns, residues on clothing, post blast samples etc. this is not possible due to small sample volumes. Mass spectrometry is a very discriminatory technique, providing information on the structure of a compound. The combination of the retention time and mass spec data for inorganic ions would allow for identification of ions where analysis is not possible with other techniques. It would also provide further data to support the suite of techniques currently used for casework.
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 ): 38433100 Mass spectrometer

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 120 000 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 : Quality
Description : See CFT Documents
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Criterion :
Type : Cost
Description : See CFT Documents
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20

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 : 114 808,21 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : thermo fisher scientific_32407
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000122702
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 114 808,21 Euro
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 429771
Date on which the winner was chosen : 16/09/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 03/10/2025

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 : thermo fisher scientific_32407
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : 441506
Postal address : Stafford House, Boundary Way
Town : Hemel Hempstead
Postcode : HP2 7GE
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : 01442233555
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 : 8f706d3f-5424-4f3a-ab10-9d15d7854f5e - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 20/10/2025 16:20 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00697506-2025
OJ S issue number : 203/2025
Publication date : 22/10/2025