Tender reference number
532796
Description
The FINTIMS consortium (Research Council of Finland, University of Helsinki, Geological Survey of Finland, Finnish Food Authority, Natural Resources Institute Finland) seeks to purchase a Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) specifically equipped with low-noise collectors. The system must be equipped with an outgassing system. The system will be installed in a newly built laboratory with air handling. The equipment will be used for the analysis of isotopic compositions of geological, environmental and biological materials (e.g., Sr, Nd, Pb) at an external reproducibility of < 500 ppm (±2SD) while consuming 1 ng of analyte or less. One (1) supplier will be selected based on the most economically advantageous tender. The criteria for determining the most economically advantageous tender are price (25%) and qualitative criteria (75%) in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this call for tenders and its appendices. The offered total price of the device must not exceed 700 000 euros (VAT 0 %) and must include: - A Multi-Collector Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer specifically equipped with all the minimum requirements and qualitative criteria that the tenderer has committed to in their tender, - Delivery costs, on-site installation, operation and maintenance instructions, user training, and all other possible costs related to delivery and installation, and - A full warranty for 24 months from the approved installation date, and one preventive maintenance per year during the warranty period. OPTION: The procurement includes an option for a Maintenance and Service Network Agreement. The lengths of the agreement periods are 3+3+3 years, starting from the end of the warranty period. If the agreement is still in effect after nine (9) years, it shall continue to be valid until further notice, unless either party terminates the agreement at the end of the last agreement period. The procurement unit decides whether it wants to enter into a maintenance and service network agreement with the supplier after the warranty period.
Submission Method
Electronic via:
https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/helsinginyliopisto?id=532796&tpk=009202ff-65f8-4ffd-9797-be016f8e764b
Tenders may be submitted
Electronic submission: required
https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/helsinginyliopisto?id=532796&tpk=009202ff-65f8-4ffd-9797-be016f8e764b
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
Not available
Conditions for opening tenders (date)
28/02/2025 11:01
Award method
Criterion: Price
Type: price
Description: The Price of the Multi-Collector Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer and Maintenance and Service Network Agreement
Weight (percentage, exact): 25
Criterion: Test 1: Nd isotopes
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the test data for the repeated analysis of Nd isotope ratios
Weight (percentage, exact): 15
Criterion: Test 2: Pb isotopes
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the test data for the repeated analysis of common Pb isotope ratios
Weight (percentage, exact): 15
Criterion: Test 3: U isotopes
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the test data for the repeated analysis of common U isotope ratios
Weight (percentage, exact): 10
Criterion: Test 4: Abundance sensitivity and detector gain stability
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the technical details on the abundance sensitivity of the TIMS (237.04/238U) with and without a low energy ion filtering system measured on an ion counting system (or similar technology) and evidence for the stability (>1 hour) of the Faraday-ion counter gain (or similar technology)
Weight (percentage, exact): 5
Criterion: Test 5: Noise level of low-noise Faraday detectors
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the technical details on the measured noise level
Weight (percentage, exact): 10
Criterion: Test 6: Ion beam saturation and decay time
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the technical details regarding the ion beam saturation intensities and response time of the lowest-noise Faraday collectors (or similar) provided with the TIMS
Weight (percentage, exact): 5
Criterion: Test 7: Magnet recovery time to new park mass setting
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of the peak jumping time (the magnet recovery time during jumping between two masses on the same cup) using a low-noise Faraday detector
Weight (percentage, exact): 10
Criterion: Test 8: Coverage period for replacement costs of Faraday
Type: quality
Description: Evaluation of how many years after instrument installation the tenderer will cover replacement costs for Faraday collectors (or equivalent).
Weight (percentage, exact): 5
Estimated value
Not available
Final contracted value
Not available
Award of contract
Official name:
Isotopx LtdPostal address:
Town: Cheshire
Postal code: CW10 0HU
Country:
