Design, Production and Installation of a Mechanical Bearing System

Commissioners of Irish Lights

Irish Lights, have used mercury to rotate large revolving Fresnel lenses in lighthouse applications since the late 1800s. The system provided a near frictionless environment for the rotation of these large lenses. While there is no immediate statutory requirement to remove mercury from lighthouses, it has been Irish Lightsโ€™ policy that where major re-engineering capital projects are being carried out, the opportunity is taken to remove mercury from these installations. Irish Lights undertook a project to trial a mechanical slew bearing solution using a redundant lens at Tory Island lighthouse, starting in 2015. The trial was carried out over a number of years to ensure reliable operation of the solution. Over the next 6 years, Irish Lights will be carrying out engineering upgrade works to a number of high profile land or island based stations.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-24. The procurement was published on 2020-07-23.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-23 Contract notice
2020-12-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Bearings
Reference number: Slew Bearing Installation
Short description:
โ€œIrish Lights, have used mercury to rotate large revolving Fresnel lenses in lighthouse applications since the late 1800s. The system provided a near...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Bearings ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Bearings ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland 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: Regional or local Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Commissioners of Irish Lights
Postal address: Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dub
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishlights.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: sean.phelan@irishlights.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 12715400 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170437&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170437&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-08-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Start date: 2020-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2027-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 144-353746
OJ-S issue: 144

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lot number: 1
Short description:
โ€œIrish Lights, along with the other lighthouse authorities around the world, have used mercury to rotate large revolving Fresnel lenses in lighthouse...โ€    Show more

โ€œIrish Lights undertook a project to trial a mechanical slew bearing solution using a redundant lens at Tory Island lighthouse, commencing in 2015. The lens...โ€    Show more
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โ€œOver the next 6 years, Irish Lights will be carrying out engineering upgrade works to a number of high profile land or island based stations, most of which...โ€    Show more

โ€œA key objective of these works is the retention of the rotating Fresnel lenses which Irish Lights recognise as important to the heritage of the stations and...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œAs stated in the procurement documents.โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 10:30
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2020-08-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 10:30

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Sean Phelan
Internet address: www.irishlights.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/337 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=170437&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Commissioners of Irish Lights
Postal address: Harbour Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: A96 H500
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 12715400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: procurement@irishlights.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.irishlights.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2020/S 144-353746 (2020-07-23)
Contract award notice (2020-12-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 738 104 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Place of performance
NUTS region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-12-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-12-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 240-593224
Refers to notice: 2020/S 144-353746
OJ-S issue: 240

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Slew Bearing
Short description:
โ€œOver the next 6 years, Irish Lights will be carrying out engineering upgrade works to a number of high profile land or island based stations, most of which...โ€    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œRathlin Island.โ€

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Response to specification requirements and RAMS
Quality criterion (weighting): 45
Quality criterion (name): Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 50

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Amon Electronics Ltd (fittest.ie)
National registration number: IE8265201K
Postal address: Unit W3E Tougher Business Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: W91 W08C
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 45438187 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sales@amonelectronics.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.amonelectronics.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 738 104 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2020/S 240-593224 (2020-12-04)