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MT-Msida: industrial robots

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General Information

Country:   Malta
City/Locality:   MSIDA
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:274828-2009
Publication Date:   Oct 3, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 1, 2009
Buyer:   UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Original Language:   English

Contact Information

Address:   UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
MSIDA, Malta
Malta
Web Site:   www.um.edu.mt

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2110 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 191/2009, #274828-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: Lowest price

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): University of Malta,
Tal-Qroqq, Attn: Head Procurement Section, MT-Msida MSD 2080. Tel. +356
21333903-6. Fax +356 21336450.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.um.edu.mt.
Further information can be obtained at: Department of Contracts, Notre
Dame Ravelin, Attn: Director General, MT-Floriana VLT 2000. Tel. +356
21220212. E-mail: info.contracts@gov.mt. Fax +356 21247681. URL:
www.contracts.gov.mt.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Department Of Contracts, Notre Dame Ravelin, Attn: Director General,
MT-Floriana VLT 2000. Tel. +356 21220212. E-mail: info.contracts@gov.mt.
Fax +356 21247681. URL: www.contracts.gov.mt.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Department Of
Contracts, Notre Dame Ravelin, Attn: Director General, MT-Floriana VLT
2000. Tel. +356 21220212. E-mail: info.contracts@gov.mt. Fax +356
21247681. URL: www.contracts.gov.mt.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their
regional or local sub-divisions.
Education.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Tender for the supply and delivery of various Laboratory Apparatus for the
Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University
of Malta.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: University of Malta, Msida - Malta.
NUTS code: MT001.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): II.1.5.1 -
Overall objectives
The contract is contributing towards a project aimed at modernizing the
infrastructure of the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory at the
University of Malta through provision of state-of-the-art equipment that
is not available in the lab, and replacement of the largely obsolete
equipment currently in use. This investment will build up the university’s
capacity to address modern teaching and research activities in Automatic
Control Engineering resulting in:
— the modernization of the equipment infrastructure in the Control Systems
Engineering Laboratory at the University of Malta,
— the provision of engineers educated through practical exposure to
state-of-the-art technologies in Automation and Control Engineering,
— the execution of R&I activities in Automation and Control Engineering
through the provision of relevant modern equipment for research staff and
students.
This project will contribute towards Malta’s target of expanding its human
capital base in science, engineering and technology; leading to a growing
knowledge-based, competitive economy through the provision of tertiary
education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as
advanced RTDi activities in collaboration with industry and international
research institutions.
II.1.5.2 - Specific objectives
The project will result in a modern equipment infrastructure for the
Control Systems Engineering Laboratory at the University of Malta to be
used for teaching and research in this area.
This contract aims to contribute to the above objective through the
provision of modern equipment that addresses the needs of the laboratory
in the following principal sectors of Automatic Control Engineering:
— Robotic manipulation,
— Mobile Robotics sensors,
— Automated recognition,
— Automated access control,
— Computational hardware.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 42997300, 38500000,
48622000, 30212000, 30213200, 38520000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: As per tender document.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 371 128,81 EUR.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: As per tender document.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 5 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 01
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of Robotic Manipulators for the
Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University
of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 42997300.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Two (2) Robotic Manipulators.
LOT NO 02
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of Robot Scanning Laser Range
Finders for the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of
Engineering, University of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 42997300.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Two (2) Robot Scanning Laser Range Finders.
LOT NO 03
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of 6-axis Force and Torque
Sensors for the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of
Engineering, University of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38500000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Two (2) in number 6-axis Force and Torque Sensors.
LOT NO 04
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of an Inertial Navigation
Sensor Development Kit and an Inertial Navigation Sensor Development Kit
with GPS Tracking for the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 48622000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Supply and delivery of an Inertial Navigation
Sensor Development Kit and an Inertial Navigation Sensor Development Kit
with GPS Tracking for the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Malta.
LOT NO 05
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of Embedded PC Development Kits
and two (2) TFT VGA LCD screens, for the Control Systems Engineering
Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 30212000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Three (3) in number Embedded PC development kit.
Two (2) in TFT VGA LCD screen fully compatible with the PC above.
LOT NO 06
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of Tablet PCs for the Control
Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University of
Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 30213200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Three (3) in number Tablet PC.
LOT NO 07
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of a combined Fingerprint and
Palmprint scanner for the Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38520000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: One (1) in number combined Fingerprint and
Palmprint scanner.
LOT NO 08
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Supply and delivery of an Iris Scanner for the
Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University
of Malta.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38520000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: One (1) in number iris scanner.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Bid Bond of 1 800 EUR has to
be submitted at tendering stage.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Funding will be
co-financed at the rate of 85 % EU Funds and 15 % National Funds.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: As per tender document.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per
tender document.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per tender document.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
As per tender document.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: Lowest price.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CT392/2009 (CT2208/2009).
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 1.12.2009 - 10:00.
Payable documents:
Price: 60,00 EUR.
Terms and method of payment: Payment is to be effected upon collecting the
tender document from the offices of the Department of Contracts, Notre
Dame Ravelin, Floriana VLT 2000, Malta. Foreign contractors are asked to
log in onto the Department's website: www.contracts.gov.mt, from where
they can download softcopies of tender documents after registering for
free.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
1.12.2009 - 10:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Until: 30.4.2010.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 1.12.2009 - 10:00.
Place: Department of Contracts, Notre Dame Ravelin, FLORIANA VLT 2000,
MALTA.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Operational Programme I –
Cohesion Policy 2007-2013.
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The maximum budget allotted for this tender
is 145 570,34 EUR (one hundred and forty-five thousand five hundred and
seventy Euros and 34 cents) excluding VAT.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 1.10.2009.


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