Mass spectrometer

Tender description

Please note that this is not a call for competition and HRIare not seeking tenders at this stage. In advance of commencing the procurement process, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) wishes to hold Technical Dialogues on the basis of informal discussions with market players to provide HRI with a greater understanding of the options available. No information arising from the Technical Dialogue procedure will be utilised in a manner likely to prejudice the outcome of any future competitive process. Any specification of requirements formulated by HRI will be entirely objective; no suppliers will be favoured or disadvantaged as a result of information arising from the Technical Dialogue procedure. Moreover, participation in the Technical Dialogue discussion will not afford any particular supplier an advantage in the context of any competition. Short Description: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. The purpose of this PIN Notice is to invite companies to make contact with HRI, so that HRI can explore the options available in structuring a tender process which it is anticipated may be initiated shortly. The key factors HRI are interest in exploring with the market are 2-fold: I) The overall design and the features, advantages and benefits of products and services; II) Discussions around suitable pricing strategies to ensure the optimum value for money solution is identified. To this effect, HRI is interested in hearing from companies who currently supply the following analytical instruments and associated software: Lot 1: Liquid Chromatography — Tandem (triple quadrupole) Mass Spectrometer (LC–MSMS); Lot 2: Inductively Coupled Plasma — Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS); Lot 3: Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).