UCD dual-inlet isotope-ratio mass spectrometer system

Verified opportunity overview

University College Dublin is procuring supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a dual-inlet isotope-ratio mass spectrometer system. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 15 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

The UCD School of Earth Sciences requires a Dual Inlet Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry System. This equipment will be central to the development of a new dissolved gas tracer laboratory at UCD that is being established to support a recently awarded European Research Council project. The project aims to apply new highprecision dissolved-gas and isotope tracers to understand physical and biogeochemical processes in groundwater systems over timescales ranging from decades to centuries. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 15 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as above threshold. The clarification deadline is 1 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 15 October 2026, 12:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 6 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 550,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to specialist mass-spectrometry suppliers able to supply, install, commission and maintain a dual-inlet isotope-ratio mass spectrometer system under official eTenders resource 9020997. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 550,000 is the official estimated value, not guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, installation, commissioning, operational use or realised outcomes. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9020997, checked on 12 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.