Request for Tender for Blending Control Upgrade Project at Smartply Europe DAC ‘25

SmartPly Europe DAC

Smartply Europe DAC operates an Oriented Strand Board (O.S.B.) manufacturing facility at Belview Port Waterford. This modernisation project will target the Blending area of the plant. Project Objectives Upgrade the existing Blending area control system, Motor Control Centre (MCC) and PLC Local and Remote-control cabinets to meet current Smartply Machinery Safety Standards, ATEX compliance and programming Standards. Project scope to include: 4 x Dry bin infeed conveyor system. 4 x Dry Bin slide gates. 3 x Dry Bins. 3 x Blender infeeds system. 3 x Blenders. 1 x Resin, Wax and water addition system. Exclusions: Atomiser control system inside the Blenders OEM scope. • It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to Project Manage all elements of the Blending area control upgrade project i.e. System design, Electrical schematics and calculation’s, Process PLC, Safety PLC, SCADA upgrade, Networking, Risk assessment and risk reduction and Plant area ATEX compliance with reference to applicable standards in appendix 1. Over the course of this project a separate electrical contractor will be appointed to provide independent installation of cabling, containment, connections, and testing. Over the course of this project a separate mechanical contractor will be appointed to provide independent supply and installation of safety guarding and access gates. • The upgrade will include the replacing of existing Legacy PLCs with an Allen Bradley Guard Logix area PLC system. Existing functionality of the current Blender system must be preserved and available following the upgrade. All signal exchange control / safety to other mill PLCs should be maintained and realised in the new area PLC. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to Program and test the new Blending area Allen Bradley PLC system and provide full Site acceptance testing documentation to the client. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to provide a Declaration of Conformity for the Blending area PLC Control system upgrade. • It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to coordinate Design and Review meetings with the Client. Appoint an ATEX Designer for the project, deliverables include complete Electrical and Loop drawings for the control system detailing IS calculations, motor control, and device field wiring. Provide Smartply with a field device parts list to replace existing devices which comply with Plant area ATEX requirements Smartply will complete procurement of these parts. The System Integrator is responsible for providing the client with a Blending plant area ATEX verification Dossier on project handover this should include all required information detailed in appendix 2. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to provide updates for inclusion in the Smartply Explosion Protection Document (EPD)Project implementation Deliverables Project implementation phase must be full installed, commissioned, tested and handed over to the client following the plant 11-day maintenance shutdown. Project preparation work can be completed on plant maintenance days one per month. *** Please note the above is not the full scope of Works - See attached tender Document for the full more detailed scope of Works ***

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-11-05. The procurement was published on 2025-10-15.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-10-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-10-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for Blending Control Upgrade Project at Smartply Europe DAC ‘25
Short description:
“Smartply Europe DAC operates an Oriented Strand Board (O.S.B.) manufacturing facility at Belview Port Waterford. This modernisation project will target the...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Electrical services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 675 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Smartply Europe DAC operates an Oriented Strand Board (O.S.B.) manufacturing facility at Belview Port Waterford. This modernisation project will target the...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Automation system 📦
Additional products/services: Programming services 📦
Additional products/services: Industrial process control equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Operation of electrical installations 📦
Additional products/services: Mechanical and electrical engineering services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 1 (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: 2025-11-05 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-05 15:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6779847
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: SmartPly Europe DAC
National registration number: Smartply Europe DAC
Postal address: Bellview
Postal code: X91 PX75
Postal town: Slieveure
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: john.browne@mdfosb.com 📧
Phone: 051 831427 📞
Address of the buyer profile: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6779847 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6779847 🌏

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: 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 📞
Source: OJS 2025/S 200-684493 (2025-10-15)