Irish Weather Radar Network Modernisation - Preliminary and Planning Stages

Met Eireann

Met Éireann (MÉ) is seeking tenders for a multi-disciplinary consultant team to: Appoint and monitor specialist contractors to carry out design and planning works for weather sites across the country. A multi-disciplinary team of professionals are needed to carryout site investigations, selection of one site per region from a shortlist, design of site and radar tower to meet specific radar needs, and progress to the receipt of planning approval for new weather radar location at each region. The radar team at Met Éireann have assessed sites across the country and shortlisted three sites in each region, which meet their requirements. Met Éireann, a line Division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH), is the National Meteorological Service of Ireland. Met Éireann owns and operates the national weather radar network, which currently consists of two weather radars, one located at Dublin Airport and one at Shannon Airport. Following an assessment of the spatial coverage and suitability of the current national weather radar network and of future requirements for the network, Met Éireann commenced a project to install four new weather radars at strategic locations around the country. These changes will provide an improved weather service to the Irish public, allowing for better severe weather detection, and support Met Éireann’s current weather forecasting service and the in-development national flood forecasting capabilities.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-01-26. The procurement was published on 2023-11-24.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-11-24 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-11-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Irish Weather Radar Network Modernisation - Preliminary and Planning Stages
Short description:
Met Éireann (MÉ) is seeking tenders for a multi-disciplinary consultant team to: Appoint and monitor specialist contractors to carry out design and planning works for weather sites across the country. A multi-disciplinary team of professionals are needed to carryout site investigations, selection of one site per region from a shortlist, design of site and radar tower to meet specific radar needs, and progress to the receipt of planning approval for new weather radar location at each region. The radar team at Met Éireann have assessed sites across the country and shortlisted three sites in each region, which meet their requirements. Met Éireann, a line Division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH), is the National Meteorological Service of Ireland. Met Éireann owns and operates the national weather radar network, which currently consists of two weather radars, one located at Dublin Airport and one at Shannon Airport. Following an assessment of the spatial coverage and suitability of the current national weather radar network and of future requirements for the network, Met Éireann commenced a project to install four new weather radars at strategic locations around the country. These changes will provide an improved weather service to the Irish public, allowing for better severe weather detection, and support Met Éireann’s current weather forecasting service and the in-development national flood forecasting capabilities.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Architectural, engineering and planning services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: Lot 1
Additional products/services:
+ 2 more
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-01-26 17:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-01-26 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2752482
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-01-26 00:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2752482
Electronic invoicing: Required

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: N/A

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Met Eireann
National registration number: MET ÉIREANN, A LINE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HERITAGE
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: shay.greene@met.ie 📧
Phone: +353-1-8064200 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.met.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=2752482 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=2752482 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2023/S 228-718765 (2023-11-24)
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