DIAS Marine Instrument Pool

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

From funding received from Science Foundation Ireland, DIAS seeks to purchase a pool of marine instruments including: broadband acoustic hydrophones, absolute pressure sensors, a seafloor tsunameter and high frequency acoustic sensors (suitable for wildlife studies). A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the main Tender Document which is available for upload. Tenders must comply with the format of tender as set out in Section 3.
As can be seen from Section 2 of the tender document we are looking for sets of four types of instruments, a) 10, 15 or 20 broadband acoustic hydrophones, b) 5 absolute seafloor pressure sensors, c) 1 seafloor tsunameter and d) 10, 15 or 20 high frequency hydrophones. We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any part or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into 4 lots as follows:
Each lot will be evaluated independently.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-11-24. The procurement was published on 2017-10-20.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• RS Aqua Ltd

Who?

• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2017-10-20	Contract notice
2018-12-17	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2017-10-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marine equipment
Reference number: DIAS Marine Instrument Pool
Short description:

From funding received from Science Foundation Ireland, DIAS seeks to purchase a pool of marine instruments including: broadband acoustic hydrophones, absolute pressure sensors, a seafloor tsunameter and high frequency acoustic sensors (suitable for wildlife studies). A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the main Tender Document which is available for upload. Tenders must comply with the format of tender as set out in Section 3. As can be seen from Section 2 of the tender document we are looking for sets of four types of instruments, a) 10, 15 or 20 broadband acoustic hydrophones, b) 5 absolute seafloor pressure sensors, c) 1 seafloor tsunameter and d) 10, 15 or 20 high frequency hydrophones. We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any part or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into 4 lots as follows: Each lot will be evaluated independently.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Marine equipment 📦
Additional CPV: Acoustic devices 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Other
Awarding authority name: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Postal address: 10 Burlington Road
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.dias.ie 🌏
E-mail: finance@admin.dias.ie 📧
Phone: +353 6140100 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=120329&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=120329&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-10-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2017-11-24 📅
Publication date: 2017-10-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 204-420239
OJ-S issue: 204
Additional information

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes advising suppliers on how they might bid for this and/or any other Lot.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

As can be seen from Section 2 of the tender document we are looking for sets of four types of instruments, a) 10, 15 or 20 broadband acoustic hydrophones, b) 5 absolute seafloor pressure sensors, c) 1 seafloor tsunameter and d) 10, 15 or 20 high frequency hydrophones. We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any part or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into 4 lots as follows:

Each lot will be evaluated independently.

Estimated total value: 450 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots:

We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any Lot or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into eight lots. DIAS reserves the right to award a contract in respect of any lot (or not to award a contract at all). A separate tender submission should be submitted for each Lot applied for.

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 1 A-
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Supply of 10 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables. Details set out in main tender document available for upload.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Additional information:

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes advising suppliers on how they might bid for this and/or any other Lot.

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 1 B- 15 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and consumables
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Supply of 15 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR 💰
Additional information: Again full details in main tender document available for upload.
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 1(c) 20 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and consumables
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Supply of 20 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
Additional information:

Again See main tender document for details of how to bid for this lot and a full description.

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 2 -5 Absolute Pressure Sensors with recording and Storage capability and consumables
Lot number: 4
Short description:

Supply of 5 absolute Pressure Sensors with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 125 000 EUR 💰
Additional information: See main tender document for full details.
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 3- 1 Tsunameter with recording and storage capability and consumables
Lot number: 5
Short description:

Supply of 1 Seafloor Tsunameter with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 EUR 💰
Additional information: See main tender document.
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 4 A-10 high frequency Hydrophones with recording + storage capability + consumables
Lot number: 6
Short description:

Supply of 10 high frequency hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 4 B-15 high frequency Hydrophones with recording + storage capability + consumables
Lot number: 7
Short description:

Supply of 15 High Frequency hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 4 C-20 high frequency Hydrophones with recording + storage capability + consumables
Lot number: 8
Short description:

Supply of 20 High Frequency Hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumables.

Additional information: Again see main tender document.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

1. All Candidate will be required to produce a certificate demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

2. All candidates are required to produce a certificate of declaration demonstrating that the candidate their directors or any other persons with power of representation has not been convicted of conspiracy corruption bribery or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being ineligible for participation in this procurement process.

3. All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they operate/participate regarding registration on the professional or trade register

4. All candidates will be required to produce a certificate of declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to payment of taxes under the law of the State in which the economic operator is established.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2018-02-21 📅
Tender opening date: 2017-11-24 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Dublin.
Additional information: 2 persons as set out and defined in opening committee.

Contracting authority
Identity
Other type of contracting authority: Research Institute Publicy Funded by the Irish State
Contact
Contact point: Grace Forkin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/303 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=120329&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2017/S 204-420239 (2017-10-20)

Contract award notice (2018-12-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

From funding received from Science Foundation Ireland, DIAS seeks to purchase a pool of marine instruments including: broadband acoustic hydrophones, absolute pressure sensors, a seafloor tsunameter and high frequency acoustic sensors (suitable for wildlife studies). A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Section 2 of the main Tender Document which is available for upload. Tenders must comply with the format of tender as set out in Section 3. As can be seen from Section 2 of the tender document we are looking for sets of four types of instruments: (a) 10, 15 or 20 broadband acoustic hydrophones; (b) 5 absolute seafloor pressure sensors; (c) one seafloor tsunameter; and (d) 10, 15 or 20 high frequency hydrophones. We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any part or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into 4 lots as follows: Each lot will be evaluated independently.

Total value of the procurement: 306 825 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin 4

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-12-17 📅
Publication date: 2018-12-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 244-558185
Refers to notice: 2017/S 204-420239
OJ-S issue: 244
Additional information

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes advising suppliers on how they might bid for this and/or any other Lot

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

As can be seen from Section 2 of the tender document we are looking for sets of four types of instruments:

(a) 10, 15 or 20 broadband acoustic hydrophones;

(b) 5 absolute seafloor pressure sensors;

(d) 10, 15 or 20 high frequency hydrophones. We are asking suppliers to provide quotes for any part or all of the supply and delivery of these instruments and all relevant consumables. To facilitate this, the tender has been broken into 4 lots as follows:

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot1 A-
Short description:

Supply of 10 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables. Details set out in main tender document available for upload.

Additional information:

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes advising suppliers on how they might bid for this and/or any other Lot

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot1 B- 15 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 15 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Additional information: Again full details in main tender document available for upload
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot 1(c) 20 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 20 broadband hydrophone systems with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot2 -5 Absolute Pressure Sensors with recording and Storage capability and consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 5 absolute Pressure Sensors with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Additional information: See main tender document for full details
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot3- 1 Tsunameter with recording and storage capability and consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 1 Seafloor Tsunameter with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Additional information: See main tender document
Title of the lot: DIAS Lot4 A-10 high frequency Hydrophones with recording +storage capability+consumeabless
Short description:

Supply of 10 high frequency hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot4 B-15 high frequency Hydrophones with recording +storage capability+consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 15 High Frequency hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Title of the lot: DIAS Lot4 C-20 high frequency Hydrophones with recording +storage capability+consumeables
Short description:

Supply of 20 High Frequency Hydrophones with recording and storage capability and all relevant consumeables

Additional information: Again see main tender document
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Spec
Quality criterion (weighting): 45 %
Quality criterion (name): Lead Time
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Warranty and Support
Cost criterion (name): total cost of ownership
Cost criterion (weighting): 25 %
Cost criterion (name): total cost of Ownership
Quality criterion (name): technical spec
Technical Specification
Cost criterion (name): Total Cost of Ownership
Quality criterion (name): Lead time
Cost criterion (name): Total cost of Ownership
Quality criterion (name): Support and Warranty

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-03-27 📅
Name: RS Aqua Ltd
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Units 4-6, Hurst Barns
Postal town: Hampshire
Postal code: Privett, Alton
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1730828222 📞
E-mail: l.scrivens@rsaqua.co.uk 📧
Internet address: http://www.rsaqua,co,uk 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
4

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a

Reference
Additional information

This tender was divided into lots. Following the evaluation process it became clear that DIAS was unable to proceed with acquiring goods and services for all lots.

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin
Postal code: D7
Phone: +353 1888651 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/Home.nsf/LookupPageLink/home 🌏
Source: OJS 2018/S 244-558185 (2018-12-17)

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