This Tender - National Centre for Earth Science Studies

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES
(An Institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
P.B. No. 7250, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram-695 011, Kerala.
PURCHASE DIVISION
Our Ref : NCESS /PUR / 5591/15
Dt. 15.05.2015
(To be quoted in all correspondence)
Phone :( 0471) 2511531
FAX: (0471)2442280
E-mail: cesspurchase@gmail.com
purchase.ncess@nic.in
website : www.cess.res.in
Sub: ENQUIRY FOR QUOTATIONS
Gentlemen,
Please send your offer along with descriptive catalogue/ pamphlet for the following items not later than
17.06.2015 at 5.30 PM (Tender Opening at 11.00 A.M on 18.06.2015). The terms and conditions governing
the tender are given at the bottom.
SI. No
DESCRIPTION
QUANTITY
REQUIRED
Real time Polymerase Chain Reaction & Electrophoresis
1 No.
Conditions:
1. The specifications mentioned below are most preferred & any deviation OR equivalent
configuration shall be mentioned in the technical compliance statement (Appendix-A should be
filled and submitted)
2. Vendor shall ensure thorough installation, demonstration & relevant training at the time of
installation. Onsite technical support shall be available from the selected vendors from time to
time.
3. The offer should be submitted by manufacturer or their exclusive agent with certificate of
exclusivity.
4. Provide user list of similar systems installed within India/abroad (Clientele list should include
at least five NABL or other similar accredited Govt./public undertaking labs in India).
5. Original Catalogue must be provided.
6. All technical specifications should be printed on the catalogue. Separate sheet will not be
acceptable.
7. Complete system should be provided with 2 years warranty
8. Detailed AMC conditions with price details should be furnished for consecutive three years
after the warranty period.
9. After sales support in terms of availability of spares/consumables should be guaranteed for a
period of minimum 10 years from the date of supply.
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The quotation should be submitted by e-procurement in PDF format by ‘logging on’ in the website
eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app
An EMD of Rs 40000/- may be submitted by way of bank transfer remitting the amount to our bank
account. (Account no:57059897168; Account Name: CESS-EXT; IFSC Code: SBTR0000581; MICR Code:
695009036; Bank: State Bank of Travancore, Akkulam, Trivandrum). The remittance should reflect in our
accounts at or before the time of submission. The late remittance will not be valid. Exemption from EMD
will be allowed for organizations registered with Central Purchase Organization, National Small Industries
Corporation (NSIC) or MoES, Govt. Of India, if the claim is supported by relevant documents. The bank
details for the refund of EMD should be furnished along the bid.
The material should be delivered at NCESS or installed at the specified location and so the quotation should
include all the charges for the delivery at NCESS/installation.
It should be clear whether the quoted amount is inclusive of tax or not. If the tax is extra, the current tax rates
should be specifically mentioned. We are eligible for Excise Duty Exemption through DSIR registration and its
certificates will be provided in our formats. No customs duty exemption certificate will be given to the supplier.
High sea sale is also not accepted.
The bid must also contain a list of Indian Customers who have bought the same/similar instrument within
the last two years, with contact details.
The offer should be valid for 90 days from the due date of opening of tender.
The Purchaser reserves right to accept any tender in part or full without assigning any reasons. The enquiry is not
a commitment and the purchaser reserves the right to reject or cancel any or all offers.
Catalogue/Brochure/Manual should be submitted along with the offer wherever necessary.
Warranty / Guarantee Clause needs to be mentioned necessarily wherever applicable.
All foreign bank charges will be to the account of beneficiary.
The purchase will be made on credit basis and the payment will be made after supply and acceptance, by
cheque.
In the case of imports, both FCA and CIF Trivandrum airport prices may be quoted. 90% payment will be made
against proof of dispatch documents by LC or wire transfer and balance 10% will be released against
acceptance of goods and the receipt of bank guarantee.
In the event of placement of order, supplier / Indian agent shall either provide a Performance Bank guarantee for
10% of the order value valid for warranty period + 60 days or shall be willing to retain 10% of the order value
towards Performance Guarantee.
Any further changes in the details, like the date of opening or specification, will be posted on our web site only.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/Deputy Manager (Purchase)
Real time PCR & Electrophoresis
Detailed Technical Specification
1. Quantitative real time PCR-machine together with electrophoresis and gel documentation
system should be provided for nucleic acid based quantification, amplification and analysis.
Quantitative real-time PCR-Machine
2. It should be able to use for normal PCR application (with gradient feature) and quantitative real
time PCR application, Melt curve analysis, Heat map layout, Integrated HRM feature, etc.
3. Peltier-based heating/cooling metal block of Silver/gold metal for uniform temperature and
high ramping speed.
4. 96 well plate able to accommodate plate strips and normal PCR tubes (universal).
5. Minimum four colour multiplexing, It should support both Taqman/SYBR green chemistry 96
well plate, No need of reference dye
6. The optical system with LED and CCD combinations for more accurate quantification
7. The equipment should follow MIQE guidelines
8. USB connections, if necessary suitable branded data monitoring/ acquisition PC should be
provided with the machine
Horizontal electrophoresis unit
9. Gel tank (max 500 ml) safety lid, The gel should be UV transparent, digital power unit, gel
trays, gel casting stand and comb
10. Digital power supply with 25, 50 and 100 v or more out put options
11. Digital time 0-99 min (timer)
12. Gel trays-variable size (small-large), comb variable
Gel documentation system with software
13. CCD resolution 1400 x 1200 or high, pixel 2 megapixel or high
14. Motorized zoom lens, C-mount, wide zooming
15. Illumination mode- Trans UV, White, Epi-White or preferably Epi UV
16. Broad band UV detection, Live preview, imaging area 25cmx 25 am or more
17. Chemiluminescence, rapid data transfer
18. Software should have image acquisition, transform and annotation options, Molecular weight
calculation, quantity calculation, automatic line/band detection, Contour analysis, phylogenetic
tree construction, cluster analysis, 96 well microplate reading, colony counting
19. Image should be able to export to TIFF/JPEG format, compatible with other softwares and
Windows 7 or higher versions
Accessories
20. Laptop: Laptop with latest configuration and windows 7.0 or above operating system shall be
supplied
21. In addition, all the necessary accessories/consumables/softwares/required items should be
provided at the time of installation
22. Additional requirement of spares anticipated within next four years should be quoted as
optional.
Appendix A: Technical Compliance Statement for Real time PCR & Electrophoresis
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Detailed Condition/Specification
Complied
No.
(Y/N)
Condition
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The specifications mentioned below are most preferred &
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any deviation OR equivalent configuration shall be
mentioned in the technical compliance statement
Vendor shall ensure thorough installation, demonstration &
relevant training at the time of installation. Onsite technical
support shall be available from the selected vendors from
time to time.
The offer should be submitted by manufacturer or their
exclusive agent with certificate of exclusivity.
Provide user list of similar systems installed within
India/abroad (Clientele list should include at least five
NABL or other similar accredited Govt./public undertaking
labs in India).
Original Catalogue must be provided.
All technical specifications should be printed on the
catalogue. Separate sheet will not be acceptable.
Complete system should be provided with 2 years warranty
Detailed AMC conditions with price details should be
furnished for consecutive three years after the warranty
period.
After sales support in terms of availability of
spares/consumables should be guaranteed for a period of
minimum 10 years from the date of supply.
Detailed Technical Specification
1
Quantitative real time PCR-machine together with
electrophoresis and gel documentation system should be
provided for nucleic acid based quantification,
amplification and analysis.
Quantitative real-time PCR-Machine
2
It should be able to use for normal PCR application (with
gradient feature) and quantitative real time PCR
application, Melt curve analysis, Heat map layout,
Integrated HRM feature, etc.
3
Peltier-based heating/cooling metal block of Silver/gold
metal for uniform temperature and high ramping speed.
4
96 well plate able to accommodate plate strips and normal
PCR tubes (universal).
5
Minimum four colour multiplexing, It should support both
Taqman/SYBR green chemistry 96 well plate, No need of
reference dye
6
The optical system with LED and CCD combinations for
more accurate quantification
7
The equipment should follow MIQE guidelines
8
USB connections, if necessary suitable branded data
monitoring/ acquisition PC should be provided with the
Deviation
machine
Horizontal electrophoresis unit
9
Gel tank (max 500 ml) safety lid, The gel should be UV
transparent, digital power unit, gel trays, gel casting stand
and comb
10
Digital power supply with 25, 50 and 100 v or more out
put options
11
Digital time 0-99 min (timer)
12
Gel trays-variable size (small-large), comb variable
Gel documentation system with software
13
CCD resolution 1400 x 1200 or high, pixel 2 megapixel or
high
14
Motorized zoom lens, C-mount, wide zooming
15
Illumination mode- Trans UV, White, Epi-White or
preferably Epi UV
16
Broad band UV detection, Live preview, imaging area
25cmx 25 am or more
17
Chemiluminescence, rapid data transfer
18
Software should have image acquisition, transform and
annotation options, Molecular weight calculation, quantity
calculation, automatic line/band detection, Contour
analysis, phylogenetic tree construction, cluster analysis,
96 well microplate reading, colony counting
19
Image should be able to export to TIFF/JPEG format,
compatible with other softwares and Windows 2007, XP or
higher versions
Accessories
20
Laptop: Laptop with latest configuration and windows 7 or
above operating system shall be supplied
21
In addition, all the necessary
accessories/consumables/softwares/required items should
be provided at the time of installation
22
Additional requirement of spares anticipated within next
four years should be quoted as optional.