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 commence the process of the procurement, associated preparatory works, installation and commissioning into operational service of a dual-polarisation weather radar system at Shannon Airport, 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 2020-09-03. The procurement was published on 2020-07-30.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-30 Contract notice
Contract notice (2020-07-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Radar
Reference number: Shannon Radar Replacement
Short description:
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 commence the process of the procurement, associated preparatory works, installation and commissioning into operational service of a dual-polarisation weather radar system at Shannon Airport, with the option to extend the order by one further dual-polarisation weather radar system for installation and commissioning at Dublin Airport.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Radar ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Meteorological instruments 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: 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/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: sinead.duffy@met.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18065574 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171509&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171509&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-09-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-08-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 149-364729
Refers to notice: 2019/S 231-565724
OJ-S issue: 149

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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The aim of this request for tenders is to commence the process of the procurement, associated preparatory works, installation and commissioning into operational service of a dual-polarisation weather radar system at Shannon Airport, with the option to extend the order by one further dual-polarisation weather radar system for installation and commissioning at Dublin Airport.
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Estimated total value: 2 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
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. The weather radar network plays a key role as the primary observational tool for rainfall and other types of precipitation over wide geographical areas of Ireland.
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In order to enhance the quality and reliability of meteorological and hydrological services provided to the public, 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.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
This 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 contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of seven such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Shannon.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-09-03 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171509&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Courts Service of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 149-364729 (2020-07-30)