Dual-polarisation Weather Radar at Shannon Airport

Met Eireann

Met ร‰ireann, the National Meteorological Service of Ireland, operates and maintains the Irish weather radar network which is comprised of two single-polarisation C-band weather radars, one in the East of Ireland at Dublin Airport and other in the West of the country, at Shannon Airport. Met ร‰ireann is currently planning to replace the weather radar system at Shannon Airport with a modern weather radar with dual-polarisation capabilities to ensure maximum availability of radar coverage for the west of Ireland.
The aim of this request for tenders is to procure a dual-polarisation weather radar system at Shannon Airport (along with its installation and commissioning into operational service), with the option to extend the order by one further dual-polarisation weather radar system for installation and commissioning at Dublin Airport.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-16. The procurement was published on 2020-10-16.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-16 Contract notice
2022-01-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-16)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Met Eireann
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill
Postal town: Dublin 9
Postal code: D09 Y921
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sinead Duffy
Phone: +353 1806400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sinead.duffy@met.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.met.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176189&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176189&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Dual-polarisation Weather Radar at Shannon Airport
Products/services: Radar ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œMet ร‰ireann, the National Meteorological Service of Ireland, operates and maintains the Irish weather radar network which is comprised of two...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Meteorological instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation services of meteorological equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Shannon.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œMet ร‰ireann, the National Meteorological Service of Ireland, operates and maintains the Irish weather radar network, which is comprised of two...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThis contract will be issued for a term of up to twelve (12) months for the commissioning phase and a further three (3) years maintenance phase. The...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 149-364729
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-11-16 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-11-16 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Courts Service of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 205-498031 (2020-10-16)
Contract award notice (2022-01-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill,
Phone: +353 01806400 ๐Ÿ“ž

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 125 315 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Main site or place of performance: Shannon
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Support & Maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Implementation Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Total Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 205-498031
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Dual-polarisation Weather Radar at Shannon Airport
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Leonardo Germany GmbH
Postal address: Raiffensenstr. 10
Postal town: Neuss
Postal code: 41470
Country: Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: Deutschland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 125 315 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 021-051539 (2022-01-26)