Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Bathing Water Quality Challenge

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

The challenge is to develop a method of collating and communicating the quality of bathing water using all sources of information for the use of all stakeholders, namely bathers, local authority staff, the EPA and Irish Water. Bathers should be encouraged to report on their swimming experience at particular locations, with emphasis on reporting on perceived water quality. An improved method of communicating known bathing water quality risks to bathers is required, with information being provided to bathers on water quality testing results from a variety of sources and other information relating to activities and incidents that may affect bathing water quality.
The challenge being posed is to build on this concept and expand the availability of information through the development of more efficient communication systems. Bathers can find out which swimming locations are safest before leaving home.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-07-13. The procurement was published on 2018-04-26.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-04-26 Contract notice
Contract notice (2018-04-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Design and execution of research and development
Reference number: RFT133121
Short description:
The challenge is to develop a method of collating and communicating the quality of bathing water using all sources of information for the use of all stakeholders, namely bathers, local authority staff, the EPA and Irish Water. Bathers should be encouraged to report on their swimming experience at particular locations, with emphasis on reporting on perceived water quality. An improved method of communicating known bathing water quality risks to bathers is required, with information being provided to bathers on water quality testing results from a variety of sources and other information relating to activities and incidents that may affect bathing water quality. The challenge being posed is to build on this concept and expand the availability of information through the development of more efficient communication systems. Bathers can find out which swimming locations are safest before leaving home.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Design and execution of research and development 📦
Additional CPV: Computer platforms 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Postal address: County Hall
Postal code: Marine Road
Postal town: Dún Laoghaire
Contact
Internet address: http://smartdublin.ie/challenges/ 🌏
E-mail: fcraven@dlrcoco.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-04-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-07-13 📅
Publication date: 2018-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 083-187323
OJ-S issue: 83
Additional information
Please consult the associated tender documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The challenge is to develop a method of collating and communicating the quality of bathing water using all sources of information for the use of all stakeholders, namely bathers, local authority staff, the EPA and Irish Water. Bathers should be encouraged to report on their swimming experience at particular locations, with emphasis on reporting on perceived water quality. An improved method of communicating known bathing water quality risks to bathers is required, with information being provided to bathers on water quality testing results from a variety of sources and other information relating to activities and incidents that may affect bathing water quality.
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The challenge being posed is to build on this concept and expand the availability of information through the development of more efficient communication systems. Bathers can find out which swimming locations are safest before leaving home.
Estimated total value: 162 602 EUR 💰
Short description:
The challenge is to develop a method of collating and communicating the quality of bathing water using all sources of information for the use of all stakeholders, namely bathers, local authority staff, the EPA and Irish Water. One of the most important sources of information is from bathers themselves. Bathers should be encouraged to report on their swimming experience at particular locations, with emphasis on reporting on perceived water quality.
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In turn, an improved method of communicating known bathing water quality risks to bathers is required, with information being provided to bathers on water quality testing results from a variety of sources and other information relating to activities and incidents that may affect bathing water quality.
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For example, data feeds could be provided from the Irish Water telemetry system where spills have been recorded from the wastewater network close to bathing waters.
A limited number of more efficient solutions have been developed. As an example, information from the West Pier overflow in Dún Laoghaire immediately triggers a warning light for bathers at Seapoint Beach, and Local Authority staff receive automated text messages when this overflow triggers The challenge being posed is to build on this concept and expand the availability of information through the development of more efficient communication systems. Bathers can find out which swimming locations are safest before leaving home.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 162 602 EUR 💰
Duration: 18 months
Additional information:
Please consult the associated tender documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dun Laoghaire — Rathdown, Co Dublin.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 18 months
Tender opening date: 2018-07-23 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00
Additional information:
Please note the date and time provided above are a guideline and subject to change at the discretion of Dún Laoghaire — Rathdown County Council.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fiona Craven
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1256 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inn's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2018/S 083-187323 (2018-04-26)
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