Contractor support to implement and refine automated/manual processes to create a fully connected river network for the Republic of Ireland
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA Catchments Unit is tendering for contractor support to implement and refine existing automated and manual processes to create a fully connected river network for Ireland. This will enhance the modelling and assessment capabilities of the EPA for water and other environmental domains and will be used by other external stakeholders. It will build on recent developments like the National Land Cover map and use of the Ordinance Survey’s PRIME2 datasets for mapping.
A pilot has already been completed for the Suir Catchment (Hydrometric Area 16) which included the generation of an associated geometric network.
An additional contractor resource is now being sought to roll out the Waterline Pilot project nationally for the remaining 45 catchments.
The work is being divided into two lots:
• Lot 1: Manage, develop and maintain an online GIS editing portal
• Lot 2: Rollout of the fully connected Waterline network in all catchments
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-22. The procurement was published on 2023-04-12.
Who? What?- • Environmental auditing › Environmental information systems
- • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction › Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- • Environmental services › Environmental protection
- • Geological prospecting apparatus › Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
- • Éire/Ireland › Ireland
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-12 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2023-04-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental protection
Reference number: Epaoeawaterline
Short description:
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental protection 📦
Additional CPV: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal code: Wexford
Postal town: Wexford
Contact
Internet address: http://www.epa.ie 🌏
E-mail: p.morris@epa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 539160600 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-05-22 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 075-226134
OJ-S issue: 75
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 260 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Manage, develop and maintain an online GIS editing portal
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Title of the lot: Rollout of the fully connected Waterline network in all catchments
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Richview, Clonskeagh, D14.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-05-22 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paddy Morris
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/334 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: As applicable
Source: OJS 2023/S 075-226134 (2023-04-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental protection
Reference number: Epaoeawaterline
Short description:
The EPA Catchments Unit is tendering for contractor support to implement and refine existing automated and manual processes to create a fully connected river network for Ireland. This will enhance the modelling and assessment capabilities of the EPA for water and other environmental domains and will be used by other external stakeholders. It will build on recent developments like the National Land Cover map and use of the Ordinance Survey’s PRIME2 datasets for mapping.
A pilot has already been completed for the Suir Catchment (Hydrometric Area 16) which included the generation of an associated geometric network.
An additional contractor resource is now being sought to roll out the Waterline Pilot project nationally for the remaining 45 catchments.
The work is being divided into two lots:
• Lot 1: Manage, develop and maintain an online GIS editing portal
• Lot 2: Rollout of the fully connected Waterline network in all catchments
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental protection 📦
Additional CPV: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal code: Wexford
Postal town: Wexford
Contact
Internet address: http://www.epa.ie 🌏
E-mail: p.morris@epa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 539160600 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-05-22 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 075-226134
OJ-S issue: 75
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The EPA Catchments Unit is tendering for contractor support to implement and refine existing automated and manual processes to create a fully connected river network for Ireland. This will enhance the modelling and assessment capabilities of the EPA for water and other environmental domains and will be used by other external stakeholders. It will build on recent developments like the National Land Cover map and use of the Ordinance Survey’s PRIME2 datasets for mapping.
Show more
A pilot has already been completed for the Suir Catchment (Hydrometric Area 16) which included the generation of an associated geometric network.
An additional contractor resource is now being sought to roll out the Waterline Pilot project nationally for the remaining 45 catchments.
The work is being divided into two lots:
• Lot 1: Manage, develop and maintain an online GIS editing portal
• Lot 2: Rollout of the fully connected Waterline network in all catchments
Title of the lot: Manage, develop and maintain an online GIS editing portal
Lot number: 1
Short description:
A contractor resource is being sought to manage, develop and maintain the on-line editing portal which contains the required tools to fix the river connection issues encountered during the national roll out of the Waterline Pilot project. The resource will develop additional custom tools for carrying out the work in hydrogeological settings not covered in the pilot, for example making routing connections where there are gaps in the PRIME2 data and through lakes.
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The tool will be used by the successful tenderers of Lot 2 who will be rolling out the process nationally, the Catchments Unit team members supervising the project, and in time potentially also members of other public bodies (eg LAWPRO, IFI, Rivers Trusts) who may carry out additional field validation.
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The EPA estimates that up to 160 days of contractor support may be required for this work, with approximately 100 days required in 2023 and the remaining 60 days in 2024. The EPA envisages a maximum spend under this lot of €100,000 excluding VAT.
Key tasks:
1. Maintain the existing bespoke on-line editing portal
2. Further develop additional custom tools for hydrogeological settings not covered in the pilot, as required, including all editing tools for digitisation of issues encountered within the fragmented PRIME2 dataset.
3. Enhance the on-line editing portal as required with new or updated tools to facilitate linking the waterline network, in catchments with different hydrological conditions than the pilot catchment, as required.
Duration: 36 months
Title of the lot: Rollout of the fully connected Waterline network in all catchments
Lot number: 2
Short description:
The rollout process involves identifying and rectifying breaks in the PRIME2 river line dataset, so that the primary deliverable, i.e., a fully connected national waterline network, can be realised.
The EPA estimates that up to 250 days of contractor support will be required for this, with approximately 150 days required in 2023 and the remaining 100 days in 2024. The EPA envisages a maximum spend under this lot of €160,000 excluding VAT.
For the purposes of this tender, please only quote a day rate for 250 days of contractor support. The EPA will manage and arrange for any ground truthing and field validation that may be required to be carried out separately to this tender.
1. Digitise the required links to connect/correct the PRIME2 network using the on-line editing portal developed in the pilot project.
2. Liaise with external and internal stakeholders to ensure the network is digitised accurately.
3. Identify and make recommendations for areas that may need field validation
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Richview, Clonskeagh, D14.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As detailed in the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-05-22 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paddy Morris
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/334 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239224&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: As applicable
Source: OJS 2023/S 075-226134 (2023-04-12)
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