MF Transceivers & Wire-T antenna system and backup power

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

The Irish Coast seeks a supplier for the supply, delivery, installation and
commissioning of MF Transmitter/Receivers, automated backup power for these
transceivers, and also the associated wire-T antenna systems & antenna
matching equipment, to interface with these transceivers.
These will be installed at the four locations of Valentia Islandcoastal, Malin Head,
Rosslare, and Belmullet.
It is a requirement, that the power of the transmitters shall be a minimum of 500 W.
The transceivers should be configurable remotely. The transceivers shall be
connected between remote sites and control centres via Ethernet connections.
These Ethernet connections will be provided by the Irish Coast Guard.
It is expected that all equipment will be delivered in 2016 and that preliminary
works will start in 2016, but will finish by 2017 at latest.
It is intended to place the contract with a systems manufacturer/supplier who will
be the sole contractor with the authority. The sole contractor will be at liberty to
subcontract individual elements to other manufacturers and suppliers. The sole
contractor, however, shall be directly responsible for the execution of the
complete contract. Tenders will be required to demonstrate that they have a
proven technical ability and capacity to provide the necessary equipments and on-
going support for such equipments and systems to the required standard. They
will also be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient financial and
economic standing to undertake such a contract.
Tenderers must submit a hard paper copy response. Electronic only copies will be
rejected.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-03-29. The procurement was published on 2016-02-18.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-02-18 Contract notice
Contract notice (2016-02-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
Quantity or scope: Radio transmission with reception apparatus.500 000
Total value of the procurement: 500 000 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: Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Not specified
Awarding authority name: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Postal address: Unit 1, Rosemount Business Park, Ballycoolin rd
Postal code: 11
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: peterkelly@dttas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18228852 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-02-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2016-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2016-02-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 036-057880
OJ-S issue: 36

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Irish Coast seeks a supplier for the supply, delivery, installation and
commissioning of MF Transmitter/Receivers, automated backup power for these
transceivers, and also the associated wire-T antenna systems & antenna
matching equipment, to interface with these transceivers.
These will be installed at the four locations of Valentia Islandcoastal, Malin Head,
Rosslare, and Belmullet.
It is a requirement, that the power of the transmitters shall be a minimum of 500 W.
The transceivers should be configurable remotely. The transceivers shall be
connected between remote sites and control centres via Ethernet connections.
These Ethernet connections will be provided by the Irish Coast Guard.
It is expected that all equipment will be delivered in 2016 and that preliminary
works will start in 2016, but will finish by 2017 at latest.
It is intended to place the contract with a systems manufacturer/supplier who will
be the sole contractor with the authority. The sole contractor will be at liberty to
subcontract individual elements to other manufacturers and suppliers. The sole
contractor, however, shall be directly responsible for the execution of the
complete contract. Tenders will be required to demonstrate that they have a
proven technical ability and capacity to provide the necessary equipments and on-
going support for such equipments and systems to the required standard. They
will also be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient financial and
economic standing to undertake such a contract.
Tenderers must submit a hard paper copy response. Electronic only copies will be
rejected.
Quantity or scope: Radio transmission with reception apparatus.
Reference number: IRCG 02/2016
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Malin Head, Valentia Island, Belmullet, Rosslare.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
The requested information will be used as part of the evaluation to form a shortlist of suppliers to whom the authority will issue tender documentation. Applicants will be required to demonstrate that their company have a proven capacity to provide the required equipment to a high standard and will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient financial and economic standing to undertake such a contract.
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Economic and financial standing:
Applicants must provide the following information with their submission:
Provide Names and addresses of bankers.
Provide audited accounts and annual reports for the last three years to include the following, or other information to demonstrate the tenderers economic and financial standing โ€” Balance sheet, statement of accounts, full notes to the accounts, directors report. Auditors report and tax exemption certificate (where appropriate) โ€” reference to web site will not suffice. If these accounts refer to a parent company this must be advised.
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Provide a statement of turnover since the last set of published/audited accounts.
The requested information will be used as part of the evaluation to form a shortlist of suppliers to whom the authority will issue tender documentation. Demonstrate that their company have a proven capacity to provide the required equipment to a high standard and will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient financial and economic standing to undertake such a contract.
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Technical and professional ability:
Comprehensive details of work of a similar nature completed by the applicant in the last three years, including name of clients, duration of contract, value, name of contract, telephone number and e-mail address.
Provide any further information about your experience that you feel may be appropriate in assisting to evaluate your request to participate.
Provide evidence of the company's quality assurance programmes, operated in similar previous/current contract by the applicant.
Provide an overview of the management structure with brief biographical details and relevant professional qualifications of the principle managers proposed to be employed in the provision of the services and of
the capacity in which they would be employed.
If the applicant proposes to assign or sub-let any part of the contract, please identify that part of the service and list the names, addresses and relevant experience of the proposed companies.
The requested information will be used as part of the evaluation to form a shortlist of suppliers to whom the authority will issue tender documentation. Demonstrate that their company have a proven capacity to provide the required equipment to a high standard and will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient financial and economic standing to undertake such a contract.
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Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payment will be made upon presentation of an invoice at appropriate definable stages of contract delivery by agreement.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
In any consortium bid, one supplier must act as prime contractor. However each supplier will be required to become jointly and severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 10
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Kelly
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/309 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96605&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96605&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: IRCG 02/2016
Source: OJS 2016/S 036-057880 (2016-02-18)