Contract for Maintenance and Environmental Monitoring Support Services

Met Eireann

Contract services for maintenance and support services for the Met Eireann environmental monitoring station at Valentia Island. Met Éireann’s contributes to Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas and Transboundary Air Pollution Monitoring Network through its commitment to the “European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme” (EMEP), Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) and GHG emissions and Short Lived Climate Forcers (SLCF) monitoring programmes.
Although Ireland is not a member of the programme, Met Éireann’s monitoring site at Valentia Island operates to the requirements for an ICOS Associate Site. The supplier(s) will work with Met Éireann to maintain data quality assurance, on-site maintenance, calibration, data handling and analysis, source apportionment, validation, data processing and analysis, including submission of data to the relevant databases.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-11-12. The procurement was published on 2021-10-01.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-10-01 Contract notice
2022-01-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-10-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Met Eireann
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 9
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Charles Gillman
Phone: +353 867962105 📞
E-mail: charles.gillman@met.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.met.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=198149&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=198149&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Contract for Maintenance and Environmental Monitoring Support Services Environmental Support”
Products/services: Repair and maintenance services 📦
Short description:
“Contract services for maintenance and support services for the Met Eireann environmental monitoring station at Valentia Island. Met Éireann’s contributes to...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 ACSM Support
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus 📦
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus 📦
Additional products/services: Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Calibration services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering-related scientific and technical services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical support services 📦
Additional products/services: System and support services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Valentia Observatory
Description of the procurement:
“Lot I relates to the Aerodyne Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) and associated data processing at the Valentia Observatory Bray Head environmental...”    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 300 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: 2 renewals, each of 12 month duration
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“Options for additional foreseeable future modifications, improvements or additions.”

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 GHG/SLCF Support
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“GHG/SLCF Support and maintenance contract at the Valentia Observatory Bray Head environmental monitoring site.”
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 250 000 💰
Description
Description of renewals: 2 renewals, each of 12 month duration.

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 Scientific and Computational Support Requirements
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 3 relates to Scientific Computational Support Requirements relating to Met Eireann environmental monitoring programmes.”
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 50 000 💰
Description
Description of renewals: 2 renewal periods of 12 months duration

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-11-12 11:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-11-11 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-11-12 11:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Met Eireann
Postal address: Met Eireann HQ, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18064200 📞
E-mail: sarah.oreilly@met.ie 📧
URL: www.met.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 194-505817 (2021-10-01)
Contract award notice (2022-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 525 436 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 194-505817

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 ACSM Support
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: University Road
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Galway
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 91493970 📞
E-mail: procure@nuigalway.ie 📧
Fax: +353 91494515 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.nuigalway.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 20 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 206 780 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 GHG/SLCF Support
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 25 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 256 160 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 Scientific and Computational Support Requirements
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Source: OJS 2022/S 007-014206 (2022-01-06)