To establish a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of water/hydrological monitoring equipment and multi-parameter probes/sensors to Teagasc

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

This document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 4 Lots of equipment detailed below to Teagasc. Teagasc โ€“ the Agriculture and Food Development Authority โ€“ is the national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities:
The requirements are as follows:
โ€ข Multi-Channel Probe and Meter Systems
โ€ข Soil Moisture sensors
โ€ข Water Table sensors
โ€ข Flow Monitoring Equipment

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-23. The procurement was published on 2022-02-18.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2022-02-18 Contract notice
2022-08-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-02-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Ann Murray
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ann.s.murray@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=207923&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=207923&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œTo establish a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of water/hydrological monitoring equipment and multi-parameter probes/sensors...โ€    Show more
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis document constitutes an invitation to tender for the 4 Lots of equipment detailed below to Teagasc. Teagasc โ€“ the Agriculture and Food Development...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 657 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply and Delivery of Multi-Channel Probe and Meter Systems to Teagasc
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Probes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sensors ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Biometric sensors ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Contamination-monitoring devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œโ€ขMulti-Channel Probe and Meter Systems The probes will need to have capacity to measure dissolved oxygen, conductivity, ammonium, chloride and nitrate...โ€    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 132 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to Twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT Document for details.

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2: The Supply and Delivery of Soil Moisture sensors to Teagasc.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSoil Moisture sensors In-situ soil moisture measurements are required at depths of 10, 20, 50 and 100 cm with an accuracy of within 3% of readings. This can...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 90 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3: Supply and Delivery of Water Table Sensors to Teagasc
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œWater Table sensors The system must consist of a sensor capable of measuring water table depth in shallow subsurface wells (2 m depth) at a resolution of...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 210 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4: Supply and Delivery of Flow Monitoring Equipment to Teagasc
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œFlow Monitoring Equipment The system must be capable of measuring water flow in open channels, typically 1-2 m wide with an accuracy of within 3% of readingsโ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 225 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-03-23 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2024-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-03-23 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2022/S 038-097641 (2022-02-18)
Contract award notice (2022-08-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 657 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Total Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 75%
Price (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Total Weighting
Quality criterion (name): Total Quality

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 038-097641

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Supply and Delivery of Multi-Channel Probe and Meter Systems to Teagasc
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-08-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Van Walt Ireland Ltd
National registration number: XI363936959
Postal address: 21J Enterprise Road
Postal town: Bangor
Postal code: BT19 7TA
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 2891312350 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john@vanwalt.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 1.00
Highest offer: 2.00

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2: The Supply and Delivery of Soil Moisture sensors to Teagasc.
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Campbell Scientific Ltd
Postal address: 80 Hathern Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, UK, LE12 9GX
Postal town: Shepshed
Postal code: LE12 9GX
E-mail: tenders@campbellsci.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3: Supply and Delivery of Water Table Sensors to Teagasc
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: 80 Hathern Road,Shepshed
Postal town: , Loughborough,
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Lot 4: Supply and Delivery of Flow Monitoring Equipment to Teagasc
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Carl Stuart Limited
Postal address: Tallaght Business Park,
Postal town: Whitestown,
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tenders@carlstuart.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 166-471244 (2022-08-25)