Legacy marine data and rights to publish legacy marine data to include all of Ireland

Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

As part of a new plan-led regime, the offshore wind Phase Two policy approved by Government in March 2023 requires that all future offshore renewable energy developments in Ireland will take place within Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs), which will be established according to provisions in the Maritime Area Planning Act, 2021. Specifically, all future developments will take place at specific sites within DMAPs that have been identified for this purpose by Government. Government and the Oireachtas has agreed that the first DMAP for Offshore Renewable Energy will be located off the South Coast. In this regard, an initial South Coast DMAP Proposal was published by DECC on 14 July, which was subject to further refinement during summer/autumn 2023, to inter alia account for an initial 8-week public engagement period which commenced on 1 August until 30th September. Commencing with the South Coast DMAP Proposal, the State will undertake comprehensive surveying activities primarily through our partners in the Marine Institute (MI) and Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) to facilitate potential future offshore renewable energy development. This will take place through a comprehensive programme of survey activity within the geographical area of each DMAP proposed and/or marine areas identified for offshore wind development within the future DMAPs, and/or marine areas identified for offshore wind development within the final DMAPs approved by the Oireachtas. For the avoidance of doubt, this surveying will be without prejudice to the South Coast DMAP establishment process, which will be informed by comprehensive public engagement, including targeted engagement with key stakeholders, as well as environmental assessments. In addition to the above anticipated programme of survey work, DECC is seeking to supplement our own existing marine data with existing, high-quality, and unprocessed datasets which have been collected in recent years by private industry. This framework will focus on an all of Ireland approach (Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Atlantic Ocean) and to potentially focus on other future DMAP areas as required. Tenderers that previously responded to the related tender date 04/08/2023 on this framework โ€œLegacy marine data and rights to publish legacy marine data relating to the geographical area of the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan Proposalโ€ are NOT required to provide details or pricing information for data or services already quoted for on that tender. Those tenderers can quote for additional data or services not included in their quote the previous tender. Through the acquisition process within this competition, the State will seek to develop a broad inventory of applicable and available data to help inform future marine spatial planning, including ORE development. Where specific data not currently in the Stateโ€™s possession is found to be unavailable or of insufficient quality, DECC will engage with MI/GSI to undertake the necessary surveying activities in the identified areas.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-12-15. The procurement was published on 2023-11-09.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-11-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-11-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legacy marine data and rights to publish legacy marine data to include all of Ireland
Short description:
โ€œAs part of a new plan-led regime, the offshore wind Phase Two policy approved by Government in March 2023 requires that all future offshore renewable energy...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Surveying instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAs part of a new plan-led regime, the offshore wind Phase Two policy approved by Government in March 2023 requires that all future offshore renewable energy...โ€    Show more
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-12-15 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-12-15 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2664075
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
A dynamic purchasing system was set up โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
National registration number: Not applicable
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: D02 X285
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: susan.fleming@decc.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01678000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.decc.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement โœ…
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=2664075 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=2664075 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2023/S 218-688244 (2023-11-09)