Refurbishment of Fishing Vessel

Handa Isle Ltd

Handa Isle Ltd. is seeking to award a contract for the refurbishment and modernisation of the fishing vessel Handa Isle. The “Handa Isle” is a twelve-metre fibreglass fishing vessel rigged with a vivier tank, built in 1989. The vessel model is Aquastar and is mainly used for crab fishing. It is powered by a 6lxdt Gardner engine It measures 11.7 metres in length with a breadth of 4.99 metres and a depth of 1.55 metres. It has a gross tonnage of 14.76 tonnes. The Vessel is to undergo an extensive refurbishment and modernization project commencing in June/July 2025 with a required completion date of end September 2025. This refurbishment will focus on bringing the vessel up to current levels of compliance with Health and Safety requirements and to improve the working conditions for the crew. Equally, it will focus on improving catch quality, traceability, and promoting selective fishing. Much of this work is eligible for grant aid under the BIM Small Scale Coastal Fishers Scheme (EMFAF) scheme and this tender is exclusively focused on that work. All work will need to be compliant with the minimum specifications set out the Marine Survey Office (MSO), details available here: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/b2d313-code-of-practice-for-fishing-vessels-less-than-15-m-in-length-overal/ The vessel is based at Killybegs Port, Co. Donegal, Ireland.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-09. The procurement was published on 2025-04-09.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-04-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Refurbishment of Fishing Vessel
Short description:
“Handa Isle Ltd. is seeking to award a contract for the refurbishment and modernisation of the fishing vessel Handa Isle. The “Handa Isle” is a twelve-metre...”    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Reconditioning services of ships or boats 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Handa Isle Ltd. is seeking to award a contract for the refurbishment and modernisation of the fishing vessel Handa Isle. The “Handa Isle” is a twelve-metre...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Ships and boats 📦
Additional products/services: Fishing, emergency and other special vessels 📦
Additional products/services: Fishing vessels 📦
Additional products/services: Vessel repair services 📦
Additional products/services: Fishing-vessel services 📦
Main site or place of performance:
“Killybegs Port, Donegal”
Place of performance: West 🏙️
Duration: 12 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-09 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-05-09 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5453669
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Handa Isle Ltd
National registration number: IE554878
Postal address: Magheroarty
Postal code: F92T3YD
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: handaisle@icloud.com 📧
Phone: 0877718424 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:198869/mmsi:250006191/imo:0/vessel:HANDA_ISLE 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5453669 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5453669 🌏

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
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Handa Isle Ltd
National registration number: IE554878
Postal address: Magheroarty
Postal code: F92T3YD
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: handaisle@icloud.com 📧
Phone: 0877718424 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 072-235550 (2025-04-09)