Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Supply and distribution of Personal Flotation Device with integrated 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon for a 3 year period

Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board ( BIM )

In July 2013BIM will introduce a new scheme to provide on-going safety training for the skippers and crew of fishing vessels and aquaculture work boats. The Enhanced Training and Equipment Safety Scheme will comprise:
โ€” A 1-day taught unit developed by BIM as a natural complement to the existing 3-day basic safety training. The qualification obtained on foot of this course (the Enhanced Training and Equipment Safety Course) will last for 5-years and be subject to renewal thereafter.
โ€” Grant aid towards the provision of a Personal Flotation Device (hereafter referred to as a โ€˜PFD') fitted with an integrated 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon (hereafter referred to as a โ€˜PLB') for all fishermen and those operating aquaculture workboats. This integrated unit will hereafter be referred to as an โ€˜Integrated PFD/PLB'.
i ) Candidates that successful complete the 1-day Enhanced Training and Equipment Safety Course will be provided with a voucher that guarantees payment, by BIM, of the cost of procuring an Integrated PFD/PLB'.
ii ) These vouchers may be redeemed solely against the purchase of the Integrated PFD/PLB approved under this tender and no other and only at the distribution points (retail outlets) specified by the successful tenderer.
iii ) While (in total) it is expected that up to 4 000 candidates will avail of this scheme over the coming 3 years. No gaurantee can be given as to the actual numbers of Integrated PFD/PLB's to be required.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-06-21. The procurement was published on 2013-06-06.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2013-06-06 Contract notice