Mercury is a toxic substance and despite the many years of reliable service, there is increasing European and International legislation restricting its use, storage and transport. There is no other liquid medium currently available to replace mercury. Accordingly, alternative solutions are designed on a station by station basis to provide the required visual aid to navigation.
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, most of which are designated as Listed Buildings in Northern Ireland or Protected Structures in the Republic of Ireland. As part of the engineering upgrade works, the mercury will be removed from the existing optic installations and will be replaced by a mechanical bearing to provide an alternative rotation mechanism. Only the liquid mercury will be removed and the remaining apparatus will be retained unchanged.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-13.
The procurement was published on 2020-07-13.
Contract notice (2020-07-13) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
Reference number: Lighthouse Mercury Removals
Short description:
“Mercury is a toxic substance and despite the many years of reliable service, there is increasing European and International legislation restricting its use,...”
Short description
Mercury is a toxic substance and despite the many years of reliable service, there is increasing European and International legislation restricting its use, storage and transport. There is no other liquid medium currently available to replace mercury. Accordingly, alternative solutions are designed on a station by station basis to provide the required visual aid to navigation.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services📦
Additional CPV: Mercury📦 Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender