Scoping Exercise to Aid Planning for an Upgraded Weather Radar Network for Ireland

Met Eireann

Met Éireann plans to upgrade and modernise the Irish weather radar network to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services in Ireland. An initial step in this process is conducting a scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the project.
Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites tenders from suitably qualified economic operators.
The successful tenderer shall provide comprehensive reports on:
— requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised radar network,
— locations and network design, and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network,
— review of training, capacity-building, collaboration, and research and development requirements,
— overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised radar network.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-08. The procurement was published on 2019-05-29.

Suppliers

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

• Met Office

Who?

• Met Eireann

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-05-29	Contract notice
2019-07-08	Additional information
2020-01-07	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2019-05-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Radar
Reference number: Radar Upgrade Scoping Exercise
Short description:

Met Éireann plans to upgrade and modernise the Irish weather radar network to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services in Ireland. An initial step in this process is conducting a scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the project. Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites tenders from suitably qualified economic operators. The successful tenderer shall provide comprehensive reports on: — requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised radar network, — locations and network design, and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network, — review of training, capacity-building, collaboration, and research and development requirements, — overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised radar network.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Radar 📦
Additional CPV: Navigational and meteorological instruments 📦
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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Met Eireann
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill
Postal code: D09 Y921
Postal town: Dublin 9
Contact
Internet address: https://www.met.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: sinead.duffy@met.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18064200 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=147916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=147916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-05-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-07-08 📅
Publication date: 2019-06-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 105-255898
Refers to notice: 2019/S 096-232048
OJ-S issue: 105
Additional information

Scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the upgrade and modernisation the national weather radar network of Ireland.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites tenders from suitably qualified economic operators.

The successful tenderer shall provide comprehensive reports on:

— requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised radar network,

— locations and network design, and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network,

— review of training, capacity-building, collaboration, and research and development requirements,

— overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised radar network.

Estimated total value: 350 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

Met Éireann, the national meteorological service of Ireland, is planning to upgrade and modernise the national weather radar network over the coming years in order to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services provided to the Irish public. An initial step in this process is conducting a scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the project.

Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites Tenders from suitably qualified economic operators.

The consultants will work with Met Éireann to specify the radar system requirements, to design the radar network and applications, and to provide a project plan, costs and expected timelines for the project.

The successful tenderer shall at stated intervals provide comprehensive reports on the:

— requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised weather radar network in Ireland,

— locations and network design, and cost benefit analysis for a modernised weather radar network,

— review of training, capacity-building, collaboration, and research and development requirements associated with a modernised radar network,

— overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised weather radar network.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 9 months
Additional information:

Scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the upgrade and modernisation the national weather radar network of Ireland.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 18 months
Tender opening date: 2019-07-08 📅
Tender opening time: 16:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Sinead Duffy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=147916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Courts Service of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 105-255898 (2019-05-29)

Additional information (2019-07-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Met Éireann plans to upgrade and modernise the Irish weather radar network to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services in Ireland. An initial step in this process is conducting a scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the project. Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites Tenders from suitably qualified economic operators. The successful tenderer shall provide comprehensive reports on: — requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised radar network, — locations and network design, and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network, — review of training, capacity-building, collaboration, and research and development requirements, — overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised radar network.

Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Hydrometeorology services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-07-08 📅
Publication date: 2019-07-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 133-327999
Refers to notice: 2019/S 105-255898
OJ-S issue: 133
Additional information
Tender response deadline has been extended by 24 hours.
Source: OJS 2019/S 133-327999 (2019-07-08)

Contract award notice (2020-01-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Met Éireann plans to upgrade and modernise the Irish weather radar network to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services in Ireland. An initial step in this process is conducting a scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the project. Met Éireann seeks to commission ‘A Scoping Exercise on an Upgraded and Modernised Weather Radar Network for Ireland’ and invites tenders from suitably qualified economic operators. The successful tenderer shall provide comprehensive reports on: — requirements, technology and strategic design for a modernised radar network, — locations and network design and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network, — review of training, capacity-building, collaboration and research and development requirements, — overall requirements, recommendations to assist in defining subsequent procurements, costs and project plan for the implementation of a modernised radar network.

Total value of the procurement: 369 271 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Nature of contract: Supplies

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-07 📅
Publication date: 2020-01-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 006-008231
OJ-S issue: 6
Additional information

Scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the upgrade and modernisation the national weather radar network of Ireland

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

— locations and network design and cost benefit analysis for a modernised radar network,

— review of training, capacity-building, collaboration and research and development requirements,

The consultants will work with Met Éireann to specify the radar system requirements, to design the radar network and applications and to provide a project plan, costs and expected timelines for the project.

— locations and network design and cost benefit analysis for a modernised weather radar network,

— review of training, capacity-building, collaboration and research and development requirements associated with a modernised radar network,

Additional information:

Scoping exercise to assist in the planning of the upgrade and modernisation the national weather radar network of Ireland

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Project appreciation
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality and relevance of resources
Proposed methodology and work programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-11-04 📅
Name: Met Office
Postal address: FitzRoy Road
Postal town: Exeter, Devon
Postal code: EX1 3PB
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1392885680 📞
Internet address: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 369 271 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Reference
Additional information

This contract is for radar meteorological services.

The award notice had to be published as a supplies contract to comply with TED publication rules.

In December 2019, TED updated its publications rules and it is no longer possible to select contract types with CPV numbers that don't match with the selected category.

Supplies contracts must have CPV codes starting with numbers between 0 and 44 or 48. Works contracts must have CPV codes starting with 45. Services contracts must have CPV codes starting with numbers between 49 and 98.

CPV numbers cannot be changed for the award notice as they come from the request for tenders notice that was already published.

When the request for tenders notice (as a service contract) for this procurement was published in May 2019, the main CPV of 35722000 (radar) was chosen. This a supplies CPV code and so the award notice must be issued as a supplies contract.

Source: OJS 2020/S 006-008231 (2020-01-07)

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