Notice of Intended Procurement
NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES
Renee Cheng
150 College Street, 3rd Floor, Room 350,
Toronto ON M5S 1A2
reneeke.cheng@utoronto.ca
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
The procurement documents are available at www.merx.com.
Note that obtaining access to the procurement documents will require prospective suppliers to register and pay a registration fee. Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCUREMENT
The University of Toronto is looking to purchase a modular automated liquid handler to facilitate automated, high-throughput, small-scale, and parallel chemical synthesis. This system will be installed in the Medicinal Chemistry Self-Driving Lab at the University of Toronto as part of the Acceleration Consortium. This system has stringent safety requirements to allow for the use of volatile solvents or reactive materials needed for the synthesis of medicinal chemistry drug target libraries. We will also require a modular system that can be expanded to meet future synthetic requirements. In line with the nature of the Acceleration Consortium we also need a system that can be integrated and controlled both via the software and via APIs. This system will be used for both organic synthesis reactions in organic and aqueous media and for sample preparation for characterization and analysis. As such we need a flexible and versatile liquid handler.
The procurement is anticipated to involve negotiation. An electronic auction is not anticipated.
ADDRESS AND FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be submitted electronically at https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/ on or before Monday, March 10, 2025 (2:00 PM local time). The submissions will not be opened publicly.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation: Please see Schedule A to the RFP Data Sheet, Section 6.2.2.
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
- The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
- The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
- The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
CONTRACT DETAILS
See Form of Agreement, 2.1 Term
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Schedule D Part 1 Technical Submission Requirements Weight
B.1 Experience and Qualifications 5
B.2 Technical Requirements
B.2.1 Liquid Handler
B.2.1.1 Hardware Specifications 12
B.2.1.2 Safety 20
B.2.1.3 Performance 20
B.2.2 Automation and Integration 13
B.3 Delivery, Installation and Testing 5
B.4 Training Requirements 5
B.5 Warranty and Extended Warranty Services 5
Schedule D Part 2 Financial Submission 15
Total 100
Optional Demonstration 15
Total incl. Optional Demonstration 115
NOTES
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence.
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