Acquisition and processing of 120 Magnetotelluric sites near Antrim town, Northern Ireland for Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

The Dublin Institute of advanced Studies proposes to award a contract for the acquisition of approximately 120 magnetotelluric (MT) soundings near Antrim town in Northern Ireland. The successful tenderer will assist DIAS in geophysical (Magnetotelluric, MT) data acquisition, including site scouting, MT data processing and reporting. A full detail of expected protocols and deliverables are set out in section 2.5 below. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), within the framework of GEMINI project, is seeking a Contractor to: โ€ข acquire, โ€ข quality control โ€ข process, approximately 120 wideband MT soundings in the County Antrim jurisdiction of Northern Ireland (UK). GEMINI is a new, multi-partner, all-island geothermal energy demonstration project. The project is supported by the PEACEPLUS programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and endorsed by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland. Over the next four years the GEMINI project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with heat production, a goal central to EU, UK and Irish strategies to meet 2050 emissions targets. The objective of this MT survey is to improve geothermal resource understanding in County Antrim. The target reservoir is Sherwood Sandstone Group, which is a highly productive and regionally important aquifer in Northern Ireland. The exact locations of the MT sites are not yet finalised as it is expected a percentage of the total number will be coincident with other geophysical methods (e.g. gravity, active and passive seismic methods) within GEMINI. It is estimated that one MT site per km2 is expected, however this distribution is flexible to account for anthropogenic infrastructure, scouting/permitting, etc. It is estimated that 40 percent of site scouting and permitting will be accomplished prior to the survey by DIAS and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). The Contractor is required to finalise the outstanding scouting and permitting with the advice from DIAS/GSNI. This must be included in the Contractorโ€™s Financial budget. DIAS will be simultaneously acquiring wideband data in County Cork to achieve a โ€œfar remoteโ€ which has been proven to yield optimal MT transfer functions. It is expected that the Contractor will also locate and service a remote in the north of the island of Ireland. DIAS requires high-quality MT soundings from 10,000 Hz to 0.001 Hz for each site. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP File format.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-01-27. The procurement was published on 2024-12-19.

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-12-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-12-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Acquisition and processing of 120 Magnetotelluric sites near Antrim town, Northern Ireland for Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies
Short description:
The Dublin Institute of advanced Studies proposes to award a contract for the acquisition of approximately 120 magnetotelluric (MT) soundings near Antrim town in Northern Ireland. The successful tenderer will assist DIAS in geophysical (Magnetotelluric, MT) data acquisition, including site scouting, MT data processing and reporting. A full detail of expected protocols and deliverables are set out in section 2.5 below. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), within the framework of GEMINI project, is seeking a Contractor to: โ€ข acquire, โ€ข quality control โ€ข process, approximately 120 wideband MT soundings in the County Antrim jurisdiction of Northern Ireland (UK). GEMINI is a new, multi-partner, all-island geothermal energy demonstration project. The project is supported by the PEACEPLUS programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and endorsed by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland. Over the next four years the GEMINI project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with heat production, a goal central to EU, UK and Irish strategies to meet 2050 emissions targets. The objective of this MT survey is to improve geothermal resource understanding in County Antrim. The target reservoir is Sherwood Sandstone Group, which is a highly productive and regionally important aquifer in Northern Ireland. The exact locations of the MT sites are not yet finalised as it is expected a percentage of the total number will be coincident with other geophysical methods (e.g. gravity, active and passive seismic methods) within GEMINI. It is estimated that one MT site per km2 is expected, however this distribution is flexible to account for anthropogenic infrastructure, scouting/permitting, etc. It is estimated that 40 percent of site scouting and permitting will be accomplished prior to the survey by DIAS and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). The Contractor is required to finalise the outstanding scouting and permitting with the advice from DIAS/GSNI. This must be included in the Contractorโ€™s Financial budget. DIAS will be simultaneously acquiring wideband data in County Cork to achieve a โ€œfar remoteโ€ which has been proven to yield optimal MT transfer functions. It is expected that the Contractor will also locate and service a remote in the north of the island of Ireland. DIAS requires high-quality MT soundings from 10,000 Hz to 0.001 Hz for each site. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP File format.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Electromagnetic geophysical instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 255 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
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Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 6 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-01-27 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-01-27 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4885882
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
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Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-01-27 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4885882
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

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Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds

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Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
National registration number: Unknown
Postal address: Finance Office 10 Burlington Road
Postal code: D04 C932
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: finance@admin.dias.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 00353 1 6140125 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.dias.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.dias.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4885882 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4885882 ๐ŸŒ
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
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
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 2024/S 249-786748 (2024-12-19)
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