Valentia Helium Gas 13 Contract - Supply of Helium Gas

Met Eireann

Met ร‰ireann invites quotations for the supply of Helium Grade A Gas in MCPs to its facility at Valentia Observatory in Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland for a period of 3 years from a date in February 2014. Due to the critical nature of the work being undertaken at Valentia Observatory, it is imperative that the supplier who secures the successful tender can guarantee Met ร‰ireann a continuity of supply of Helium Gas capable of fulfilling Met ร‰ireann's exact requirements. There will be an option to renew the contract for a further 2 years at the end of the 3 year period.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-12-11. The procurement was published on 2013-10-10.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-10-10 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-10-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Industrial gases
Quantity or scope: 125 000
Total value of the procurement: 125 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Industrial gases ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Met Eireann
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill
Postal code: 9
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.met.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: mike.crean@met.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 669473466 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 669472442 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-10-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-12-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-10-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 198-341837
OJ-S issue: 198
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=70658&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Met ร‰ireann invites quotations for the supply of Helium Grade A Gas in MCPs to its facility at Valentia Observatory in Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland for a period of 3 years from a date in February 2014. Due to the critical nature of the work being undertaken at Valentia Observatory, it is imperative that the supplier who secures the successful tender can guarantee Met ร‰ireann a continuity of supply of Helium Gas capable of fulfilling Met ร‰ireann's exact requirements. There will be an option to renew the contract for a further 2 years at the end of the 3 year period.
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Duration: 36 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Valentia Observatory, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 90 days
Tender opening date: 2013-12-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Ability of tenderer to maintain a continuous supply of Helium to Met ร‰ireann (30)
2. Lead time for deliveries to Cahirciveen (5)
3. Total cost of providing the Helium Gas (65)
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Other languages: Gaeilge
Conditions for opening tenders
Address: Valentia Observatory

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Valentia Observatory
Michael Crean
E-mail: oseph.bourke@met.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Joseph Bourke
Postal address: Met ร‰ireann, Glasnevin Hill
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 9
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: joseph.bourke@met.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18064200 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.met.ie ๐ŸŒ
Fax: +353 18064247 ๐Ÿ“ 
Name: Master of The High Court
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal code: 7
Phone: +353 18886505 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2013/S 198-341837 (2013-10-10)