Design, Build, Deploy and Test a Floating 60 Kw Hydro-kinetic Turbine Platform that Taps River Flows to Generate Renewable Electricity

Design Pro Ltd

The company is engaged in the fabrication, testing and performance validation of hydrokinetic turbines that convert the kinetic energy within river and estuary flows into electrical power. It has licensed a proprietary hydrokinetic turbine design from GKinetic Energy Ltd, and is seeking to scale up a device which demonstrates the full functionality of its design.
The company is requesting tenders from parties to assist with detailed, design, build, deployment and testing of a floating 60 kW turbine platform based on outline specifications provided by the company. Detailed drawings will be required, followed by fabrication and assembly of the platform sub-components to validate preliminary fit and functionality. Thereafter the unit will be disassembled, transported to the Co. Clare Ireland test site, and reassembled at dockside, for deployment and testing in a suitable flow regime.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-04-20. The procurement was published on 2019-03-14.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-03-14 Contract notice
Contract notice (2019-03-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electrical equipment and apparatus
Reference number: DPR60 Platform Design & Build
Short description:
The company is engaged in the fabrication, testing and performance validation of hydrokinetic turbines that convert the kinetic energy within river and estuary flows into electrical power. It has licensed a proprietary hydrokinetic turbine design from GKinetic Energy Ltd, and is seeking to scale up a device which demonstrates the full functionality of its design. The company is requesting tenders from parties to assist with detailed, design, build, deployment and testing of a floating 60 kW turbine platform based on outline specifications provided by the company. Detailed drawings will be required, followed by fabrication and assembly of the platform sub-components to validate preliminary fit and functionality. Thereafter the unit will be disassembled, transported to the Co. Clare Ireland test site, and reassembled at dockside, for deployment and testing in a suitable flow regime.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electrical equipment and apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Other
Awarding authority name: Design Pro Ltd
Postal address: Rathkeale Industrial Estate
Postal code: V94 ESC
Postal town: Rathkeale, Co Limerick
Contact
Internet address: http://designpro.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: accounts@designpro.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 6963842 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-04-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-03-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 054-124870
OJ-S issue: 54

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The company is engaged in the fabrication, testing and performance validation of hydrokinetic turbines that convert the kinetic energy within river and estuary flows into electrical power. It has licensed a proprietary hydrokinetic turbine design from GKinetic Energy Ltd, and is seeking to scale up a device which demonstrates the full functionality of its design.
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The company is requesting tenders from parties to assist with detailed, design, build, deployment and testing of a floating 60 kW turbine platform based on outline specifications provided by the company. Detailed drawings will be required, followed by fabrication and assembly of the platform sub-components to validate preliminary fit and functionality. Thereafter the unit will be disassembled, transported to the Co. Clare Ireland test site, and reassembled at dockside, for deployment and testing in a suitable flow regime.
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Estimated total value: 195 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
DesignPro Renewables Ltd. is a technology design and development company based in Co. Limerick, Ireland. It is engaged in the fabrication, testing and performance validation of hydrokinetic turbines that convert the kinetic energy within river and estuary flows into electrical power. It has licensed a proprietary hydrokinetic turbine design from GKinetic Energy Ltd, and has recently secured development funding under the EUโ€™s Horizon 2020 SME Instrument to scale up its technology and develop a device which demonstrates the full functionality of an operational, simulated grid connected device.
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The company is requesting tenders from parties (or a consortium of parties) to assist with the detailed, design, build, deployment and testing of a floating 60 kW turbine platform that can host the turbines, a defined motor โ€” gearbox unit and a power offtake control unit supplied by the company. The design will be undertaken based on outline specifications provided by the company. Detailed drawings will be required, followed by fabrication and assembly of the platform sub-components to validate preliminary fit and functionality. Thereafter the unit will be disassembled, transported to the Co. Clare Ireland test site, and reassembled at dockside, for deployment and testing in a suitable flow regime.
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The respondent will be responsible for design, engineering, fabrication, assembly and deployment, as well as attendance as reasonably required during testing.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 195 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Horizon 2020 SME programme
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Rathkeale, Co Limerick, Ireland

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

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 18:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2019-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2019-04-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 18:00
Place: Design Pro offices

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6400612O
Other type of contracting authority: Private Company engaged in EU funded RD&D
Contact
Contact point: Karolina Mazurek
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/144858 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Design Pro Ltd
Postal address: Rathkeale Industrial Estate
Postal town: Rathkeale
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: accounts@designpro.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://designpro.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2019/S 054-124870 (2019-03-14)