Supply of Sets of USAR Technical Search Equipment

Laois County Council

Supply and delivery of up to 5 sets of USAR Technical Search Equipment. This equipment will be used in USAR response hubs located in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Laois.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-30. The procurement was published on 2025-12-09.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-12-09 Contract notice
2026-04-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2025-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Sets of USAR Technical Search Equipment
Short description:
Supply and delivery of up to 5 sets of USAR Technical Search Equipment. This equipment will be used in USAR response hubs located in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Laois.
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Rescue and emergency equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 266 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Supply and delivery of up to 5 sets of USAR Technical Search Equipment
Social objective promoted: Fair working conditions
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 12 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: 2026-01-30 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-30 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7165941
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: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-30 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7165941
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-23 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Laois County Council
National registration number: 0506615J
Postal address: Aras an Chontae
Postal code: R32 EHP9
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: Anthony Tynan
E-mail: atynan@laoiscoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 57 8664000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.laois.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.laois.ie ๐ŸŒ
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=7165941 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7165941 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
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 239-822528 (2025-12-09)
Contract award notice (2026-04-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 266 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 351 165 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 70
Quality criterion (name): Experience & Adoption of USAR Technical Search Equipment
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Warranty
Availability of Spare Parts & Maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Environmental & Sustainability Efficiencies

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 438927
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 69 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier: 000154463
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products
National registration number: 476210
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal code: R93XY24
Postal town: Tullow
Region: South-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: noel@hpmp.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0879892998 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: 0599151084 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: www.hpmpfire.ie ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
E-mail: fireofficer@laoiscoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Source: OJS 2026/S 068-238069 (2026-04-07)