Provision of Soil Moisture Sensors

University College Dublin (UCD)

The primary requirement of this competition relates to the provision of sensors for six (6) soil moisture measurement stations comprising of a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) designed for soil moisture monitoring plus 21 soil moisture probes with associated equipment. The tender shall include an option for up to four (4) additional soil moisture measurement stations (for a total of 10 stations). Half of the stations will be at new locations and half of the stations will be co-located with existing automatic weather stations (i.e. 3 stations for the tender of 6 stations and 5 stations for the tender of 10 stations). The details of the station configuration are described in section I.4) (Network configuration).
The function of the station is to automatically acquire, process and store data. The station will have the capability to communicate.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-06. The procurement was published on 2020-10-05.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-05 Contract notice
2021-08-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Sensors
Reference number: UCDOPP5071
Short description:
The primary requirement of this competition relates to the provision of sensors for six (6) soil moisture measurement stations comprising of a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) designed for soil moisture monitoring plus 21 soil moisture probes with associated equipment. The tender shall include an option for up to four (4) additional soil moisture measurement stations (for a total of 10 stations). Half of the stations will be at new locations and half of the stations will be co-located with existing automatic weather stations (i.e. 3 stations for the tender of 6 stations and 5 stations for the tender of 10 stations). The details of the station configuration are described in section I.4) (Network configuration). The function of the station is to automatically acquire, process and store data. The station will have the capability to communicate.
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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: Sensors ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin (UCD)
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office, Roebuck Offices
Postal town: Belfield
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucd.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: turlough.kieran1@ucd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 7167618 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175276&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175276&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-11-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-10-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 197-474507
OJ-S issue: 197
Additional information
Please refer to the tender document.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The primary requirement of this competition relates to the provision of sensors for six (6) soil moisture measurement stations comprising of a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) designed for soil moisture monitoring plus 21 soil moisture probes with associated equipment. The tender shall include an option for up to four (4) additional soil moisture measurement stations (for a total of 10 stations). Half of the stations will be at new locations and half of the stations will be co-located with existing automatic weather stations (i.e. 3 stations for the tender of 6 stations and 5 stations for the tender of 10 stations). The details of the station configuration are described in section I.4) (Network configuration).
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The function of the station is to automatically acquire, process and store data. The station will have the capability to communicate.
Estimated total value: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot A: Cosmic Ray Soil Moisture Sensor
Lot number: 1
Short description: Please refer to the tender document.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Additional information: Please refer to the tender document.
Title of the lot: Lot B: Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensors
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot C: Meteorological Sensors
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Lot D: Power Supply and Data Processing
Lot number: 4
Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the tender document.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the tender document.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2021-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2020-11-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Dublin.
Additional information: Via the eTenders postbox facility.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE6517386K
Contact
Contact point: Turlough Kieran
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1222 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175276&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Courts Service
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2020/S 197-474507 (2020-10-05)
Contract award notice (2021-08-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The primary requirement of this competition relates to the provision of sensors for six (6) soil moisture measurement stations comprising of a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) designed for soil moisture monitoring plus 21 soil moisture probes with associated equipment. The Tender shall include an option for up to four (4) additional soil moisture measurement stations (for a total of 10 stations). Half of the stations will be at new locations and half of the stations will be co-located with existing Automatic Weather Stations (i.e. 3 stations for the tender of 6 stations and 5 stations for the tender of 10 stations). The details of the station configuration are described in section 1.4 (Network configuration). The function of the station is to automatically acquire, process and store data. The station will have the capability to communicate
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Total value of the procurement: 300 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office
Postal code: Roebuck Offices

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-08-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-08-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 159-420206
Refers to notice: 2020/S 197-474507
OJ-S issue: 159

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The primary requirement of this competition relates to the provision of sensors for six (6) soil moisture measurement stations comprising of a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) designed for soil moisture monitoring plus 21 soil moisture probes with associated equipment. The Tender shall include an option for up to four (4) additional soil moisture measurement stations (for a total of 10 stations). Half of the stations will be at new locations and half of the stations will be co-located with existing Automatic Weather Stations (i.e. 3 stations for the tender of 6 stations and 5 stations for the tender of 10 stations). The details of the station configuration are described in section 1.4 (Network configuration).
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The function of the station is to automatically acquire, process and store data. The station will have the capability to communicate
Title of the lot: o Lot A โ€“ Cosmic Ray Soil Moisture Sensor
o Lot B โ€“ Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensors
o Lot C โ€“ Meteorological Sensors
o Lot D โ€“ Power Supply and Data Processing
Short description: Please refer to the tender document
Additional information: Please refer to the tender document
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): Installation, maintenance & technical support
Quality criterion (weighting): 12.5
Price (weighting): 27.5
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-12-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Campbell Scientific
Postal town: Shepshed
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Total value of the procurement: 74 641 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
28 079 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Cambell Scientific
Total value of the procurement: 15 522 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
14 720 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Reference
Additional information
Please refer to the tender document
Source: OJS 2021/S 159-420206 (2021-08-13)