Maynooth University — RFT for the Supply and Delivery of Instruments for Environmental Sensing

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Maynooth University is seeking tenders for the supply and delivery of a range of environmental sensors that will be deployed at benchmark test sites to support the research activities to improve knowledge and understanding of land use activity.
The goods required comprise of:
Lot 1: 2 x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System;
Lot 2: 8 x Soil Moisture Monitoring System;
Lot 3: 2 x Two-Level Weather Station;
Lot 4: 2 x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-18. The procurement was published on 2020-12-10.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-12-10 Contract notice
2021-04-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Detection and analysis apparatus
Reference number: AGH1333C
Short description:
Maynooth University is seeking tenders for the supply and delivery of a range of environmental sensors that will be deployed at benchmark test sites to support the research activities to improve knowledge and understanding of land use activity. The goods required comprise of: Lot 1: 2 x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System; Lot 2: 8 x Soil Moisture Monitoring System; Lot 3: 2 x Two-Level Weather Station; Lot 4: 2 x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Detection and analysis apparatus 📦
Additional CPV: Detection apparatus 📦
Weather stations 📦
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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co.Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie 🌏
E-mail: colette.gallagher@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234969 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=179799&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=179799&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-12-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-01-18 📅
Publication date: 2020-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 244-603864
OJ-S issue: 244
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Maynooth University is seeking tenders for the supply and delivery of a range of environmental sensors that will be deployed at benchmark test sites to support the research activities to improve knowledge and understanding of land use activity.
The goods required comprise of:
Lot 1: 2 x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System;
Lot 2: 8 x Soil Moisture Monitoring System;
Lot 3: 2 x Two-Level Weather Station;
Lot 4: 2 x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System.
Title of the lot: 2 x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Two (2) automated soil gas flux chamber system are required to automatically acquire, process, store and transmit data collected from in-field environments. The equipment should be ruggedised and weatherproof. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, WiFi enabled) and be suitable for long term deployment at remote sites, with minimum maintenance required. The ability to remote troubleshoot issues would be beneficial.
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Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
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 one (1) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Description of options: See RFT document for details.
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Science Foundation Ireland.
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie
Title of the lot: 8 x Soil Moisture Monitoring System
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Eight (8) x soil moisture monitoring systems are required to provide suitable systems for monitoring and measuring soil moisture (to a depth of 1 metre) and soil temperature and associated equipment. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, WiFi enabled) and be suitable for long term deployment at remote sites, with minimum maintenance required.
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Title of the lot: 2 x Two-Level Weather Station
Lot number: 3
Short description:
Two (2) x two-level weather stations are required as meteorological monitoring systems, to obtain measurements at two levels (2 m and 10 m) deployed on a ~10 metre tall tower and associated cabling and data logging equipment. Their function is to automatically acquire, process, store and transmit meteorological data at research grade accuracies. Should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, WiFi enabled).
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Title of the lot: 2 x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System
Lot number: 4
Short description:
Two (2) Eddy Covariance (EC) system are required, consisting of the full sensor infrastructure (hardware and software) needed for the correct measurement and calculation of terrestrial carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) fluxes and, optionally, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), using the EC method. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, WiFi enabled).
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see RFT document for further details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-01-18 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Colette Gallagher
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=179799&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2020/S 244-603864 (2020-12-10)
Contract award notice (2021-04-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Maynooth University is seeking tenders for the supply and delivery of a range of environmental sensors that will be deployed at benchmark test sites to support the research activities to improve knowledge and understanding of Land Use activity. The goods required comprise of: Lot 1 – 2x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System; Lot 2 – 8x Soil Moisture Monitoring System; Lot 3 – 2x Two-Level Weather Station; Lot 4 – 2x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System.
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Total value of the procurement: 407 010 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-07 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 070-178019
Refers to notice: 2020/S 244-603864
OJ-S issue: 70

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Maynooth University is seeking tenders for the supply and delivery of a range of environmental sensors that will be deployed at benchmark test sites to support the research activities to improve knowledge and understanding of Land Use activity.
Lot 1 – 2x Automated Soil Gas Flux Chamber System;
Lot 2 – 8x Soil Moisture Monitoring System;
Lot 3 – 2x Two-Level Weather Station;
Lot 4 – 2x Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Eddy Covariance System.
Two (2) automated soil gas flux chamber system are required to automatically acquire, process, store and transmit data collected from in-field environments. The equipment should be ruggedised and weatherproof. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, wifi enabled) and be suitable for long term deployment at remote sites, with minimum maintenance required. The ability to remote troubleshoot issues would be beneficial.
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Eight (8) x soil moisture monitoring systems are required to provide suitable systems for monitoring and measuring soil moisture (to a depth of 1 metre) and soil temperature and associated equipment. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, wifi enabled) and be suitable for long term deployment at remote sites, with minimum maintenance required.
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Two (2) x two-level weather stations are required as meteorological monitoring systems, to obtain measurements at two levels (2 m and 10 m) deployed on a ~10 metre tall tower and associated cabling and data logging equipment. Their function is to automatically acquire, process, store and transmit meteorological data at research grade accuracies. Should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, wifi enabled).
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Name of EU-financed project or programme: Science Foundation Ireland
Short description:
Two (2) eddy covariance (ec) system are required, consisting of the full sensor infrastructure (hardware and software) needed for the correct measurement and calculation of terrestrial carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) fluxes and, optionally, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), using the EC method. The instruments should have the capability to communicate in (near) real time (e.g. mobile, wifi enabled)
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality/technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 50 %
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales and technical support
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Method statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality/technical merit

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-03 📅
Name: LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd
National registration number: GB776138208
Postal address: St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road
Postal town: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1223422104 📞
E-mail: glen.mcmurdo@licor.com 📧
Internet address: http://https://www.licor.com/bio/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 162 181 EUR 💰
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-04 📅
Name: Campbell Scientific Ltd
National registration number: GB428 4539 33
Postal address: 80 Hathern Road, Leicestershire
Postal town: Shepshed
Phone: +44 1509601141 📞
E-mail: tenders@campbellsci.co.uk 📧
Internet address: http://www.campbellsci.eu 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 59 562 GBP 💰
49 222 EUR 💰
136 737 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2021/S 070-178019 (2021-04-07)
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