DIAS Wide-Band Magnetotelluric Instrument Pool (MASTER: Magnetotelluric Acquisition Systems for Terrestrial Earth Research

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

.As can be seen from Appendix B (Specification and Requirements) of the tender document we are looking for sets of one type of instrument: We are looking for quotes for 8, 10 or 12 wide-band MT induction coil magnetometer type systems. A separate tender submission should be submitted for each Lot applied for. DIAS would like to procure a number of these systems and will not know until all bids are in and evaluated exactly how many can be acquired from available funds. The supply of higher quantities may include additional discount if applicable.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-27. The procurement was published on 2022-03-25.

Suppliers

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

• Phoenix Geophysics Ltd

Who?

• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-03-25	Contract notice
2022-07-01	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-03-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electromagnetic geophysical instruments
Reference number: Dias master equipment
Short description:

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: Electromagnetic geophysical instruments 📦
Additional CPV: Geological and geophysical instruments 📦
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: Other
Awarding authority name: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Postal address: 10 Burlington Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.dias.ie 🌏
E-mail: finance@admin.dias.ie 📧
Phone: +353 6140100 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210302&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210302&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-27 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 063-165305
OJ-S issue: 63
Additional information

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes information advising bidders on how they might bid for the tender

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Eight (8) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data
Lot number: 1(a)
Short description:

1. Lot 1(a):

Eight (8) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data transfer capability and associated equipment testing components. -See specification of Requirements section in Main Tender Document for full details

Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of options:

We will require three quotes (1 for each lot) so a quote for 8 systems, a quote for 10 systems and a quote for 12 systems

Additional information:

Full details of the tender is available in the document section for uploading. This includes information advising bidders on how they might bid for the tender

Title of the lot: Ten (10) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data tr
Lot number: 1(b)
Short description:

1. Lot 1(b):

Ten (10) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data transfer capability and associated equipment testing components. -See specification of Requirements section in Main Tender Document for full details

Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Twelve (12) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data
Lot number: 1(c)
Short description:

1. Lot 1(c):

Twelve (12) wide-band MT (induction coil magnetometer type) systems with recording, storage and data transfer capability and associated equipment testing components. -See specification of Requirements section in Main Tender Document for full details

Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: To be decided but likely to be 5 Merrion Square North Dublin 2

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

List and brief description of conditions: 1. All candidates will be required to produce a certificate demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order,are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

2. All candidates are required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that

III.1.2)

III.1.3)

III.2) III.2.3)

the candidate their directors or any other person who has powers of representation has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being ineligible to participate in this procurement process.

3. All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they participate/operate regarding registration on the professional or trade register

4. All candidates will be required to produce a certificate of declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established

5. All candidates will be required to produce a certificate of declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2022-07-26 📅
Tender opening date: 2022-04-27 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Additional information: 2 persons required to open etender responses

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Other type of contracting authority: Research Institute
Contact
Contact point: Grace Forkin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/303 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210302&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886699 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie/high-court 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 063-165305 (2022-03-25)

Contract award notice (2022-07-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 483957.59 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-07-01 📅
Publication date: 2022-07-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 128-364386
Refers to notice: 2022/S 063-165305
OJ-S issue: 128
Additional information

Full details of the tender was made available in the document section for uploading. This included information advising bidders on how they might bid for the tender

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options:

We asked Suppliers to send three quotes (1 for each lot) so a quote for 8 systems, a quote for 10 systems and a quote for 12 systems. We only awarded the contract for 10 systems - Lot1 B since for budgeting reasons

Additional information:

Full details of the tender was made available in the document section for uploading. This included information advising bidders on how they might bid for the tender

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 60%
Quality criterion (name): Support and Warranty
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Lead Time
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Cost criterion (name): Total Cost of Ownership
Cost criterion (weighting): 20%
Cost criterion (name): Total cost of Ownership
Quality criterion (name): Technical Specifiaction
Lead time

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-06-29 📅
Name: Phoenix Geophysics Ltd
National registration number: Phoenix Geophysics Ltd
Postal address: 3781 Victoria Park Ave., Unit #3
Postal town: Toronto
Postal code: M1W 3K5
Country: Canada 🇨🇦
Phone: +01 4168978048 📞
E-mail: anton.vetrov@phoenix-geophysics.com 📧
Internet address: http://umt.phoenix-geophysics.com/ 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

A Contract Agreement between Supplier and Buyer shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of Ireland.

Each of the Parties agrees that the Courts of Ireland are to have jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise in connection with the creation, validity, effect, interpretation or performance of, or the legal relationships established by the Contractual Agreement or otherwise arising in connection with the Agreement, and for such purposes irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ireland.

If the dispute is not resolved within one (1) month, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration of a person to be mutually agreed, or failing

agreement, of a person appointed by the President of the Institute of Engineers in Ireland any such reference shall deem to be submission to the Arbitration Act 2010

Source: OJS 2022/S 128-364386 (2022-07-01)

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