The Irish Defence Forces, Corps of Engineers requires small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These systems are envisaged as lightweight, man portable rotary UAS that should be designed with ease of use, quality of imagery and integrated safety as their primary features. They will be used for a range of purposes within the Defence Forces such as surveillance, inspection and search and rescue by day and night. The precise applications envisaged for these systems are deemed operationally sensitive.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-08-23.
The procurement was published on 2017-07-18.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: DEK_02_17_RFT Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
DEK-02-17
Products/services: Unmanned aerial vehicles📦
Short description:
“The Irish Defence Forces, Corps of Engineers requires small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These systems are envisaged as lightweight, man portable rotary...”
Short description
The Irish Defence Forces, Corps of Engineers requires small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These systems are envisaged as lightweight, man portable rotary UAS that should be designed with ease of use, quality of imagery and integrated safety as their primary features. They will be used for a range of purposes within the Defence Forces such as surveillance, inspection and search and rescue by day and night. The precise applications envisaged for these systems are deemed operationally sensitive.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 127405.52 💰
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Additional products/services: Unmanned aerial vehicles📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
Description of the procurement:
“The Irish Defence Forces, Corps of Engineers requires small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These systems are envisaged as lightweight, man portable rotary...”
Description of the procurement
The Irish Defence Forces, Corps of Engineers requires small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). These systems are envisaged as lightweight, man portable rotary UAS that should be designed with ease of use, quality of imagery and integrated safety as their primary features. They will be used for a range of purposes within the Defence Forces such as surveillance, inspection and search and rescue by day and night. The precise applications envisaged for these systems are deemed operationally sensitive.
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Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit and Functional Characteristics
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, Maintenance and Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Schedule
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“Tenderers may offer more than one option and can specify such in their return within the table below. Options can be for different airframes, batteries or...”
Description of options
Tenderers may offer more than one option and can specify such in their return within the table below. Options can be for different airframes, batteries or payloads or difference combinations of each. For each option, a separate Schedule Sheet (Annex A) should be completed.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 137-280784
Award of contract
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Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-10-11 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Market Drones Ltd
Postal address: 6a Adwick Park, Manvers
Postal town: Rotherham
Postal code: S63 5AB
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 127405.52 💰
Complementary information Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 050-114600 (2019-03-07)