Automated Weather Balloon Launching and Radiosonde Monitoring System

Met Eireann

The tender is for the supply of automated instrumentation, capable of providing full automation of the upper air observation, including pre-launch radiosonde activation, balloon filling and launching, through to radiosonde monitoring, data processing, and meteorological message generation. The procurement also relates to the radiosondes associated with the launching equipment.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-06-12. The procurement was published on 2014-04-19.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-04-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-04-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Quantity or scope: 1 050 000
Total value of the procurement: 1 050 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental monitoring other than for construction 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Met Eireann
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill
Postal code: 9
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: mike.crean@met.ie 📧
Phone: +353 669473466 📞
Fax: +353 669472442 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-04-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-06-12 📅
Publication date: 2014-04-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 080-139716
OJ-S issue: 80
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=75583&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The tender is for the supply of automated instrumentation, capable of providing full automation of the upper air observation, including pre-launch radiosonde activation, balloon filling and launching, through to radiosonde monitoring, data processing, and meteorological message generation. The procurement also relates to the radiosondes associated with the launching equipment.
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Duration: 36 months

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 120 days
Tender opening date: 2014-06-13 📅
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Total cost of system (20)
2. Suitability of design of system to cope with local signal shadow (10)
3. Successful balloon launching capability in strong winds (10)
4. Radiosonde signal range (5)
5. Robust weatherproof design (5)
6. Backup maintenance service (5)
7. Ease of operation, flexibility and compatibility with existing Met Éireann systems such as ozone monitoring and manual launches (5)
8. Quality and performance of the radiosonde system (40)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Michael Crean
E-mail: joseph.burke@met.ie 📧

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Joseph Burke
Postal address: Met Éireann, lasnevin Hill
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 9
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: joseph.burke@met.ie 📧
Phone: +353 2864200 📞
Internet address: http://www.met.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 1864242 📠
Name: High Court
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal code: 7
Phone: +353 18886505 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal address: Met Éireann, Glasnevin Hill
Phone: +353 18064200 📞
Fax: +353 18064242 📠
Source: OJS 2014/S 080-139716 (2014-04-19)
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