Request for Tenders for the provision of four IMS Trace Detection Systems

Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366

Revenues Customs Service requires ion mobility spectroscopic (IMS) technology to perform real time detection and identification of trace chemicals which may be benign, hazardous and/or illegal. The chemicals may be located within legitimate cargo, postage/parcel consignments and personal effects. In this context โ€œtraceโ€ refers to substances which are not visible to the naked eye. Revenue Customs Service operates in a variety of environments. One system will be placed in Customs channels in each of Knock Airport, Kerry Airport, Dublin Port and in the primary mail and parcel hub in Athlone.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-07-13

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
2026-06-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-06-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of four IMS Trace Detection Systems
Short description:
Revenues Customs Service requires ion mobility spectroscopic (IMS) technology to perform real time detection and identification of trace chemicals which may be benign, hazardous and/or illegal. The chemicals may be located within legitimate cargo, postage/parcel consignments and personal effects. In this context โ€œtraceโ€ refers to substances which are not visible to the naked eye. Revenue Customs Service operates in a variety of environments. One system will be placed in Customs channels in each of Knock Airport, Kerry Airport, Dublin Port and in the primary mail and parcel hub in Athlone.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Detection and analysis apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Duration: 10 years
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: 2026-07-13 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-13 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8356910
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-13 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8356910
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-01 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366
National registration number: 4000098F
Postal address: Dublin Castle
Postal code: D02 R940
Postal town: Dublin 2
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: publicprocurement@revenue.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 003536475000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.revenue.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.revenue.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=8356910 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8356910 ๐ŸŒ
Identifier of EU funds: CCEI Programme
EU funds programme: Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF) โ€“ Instrument for financial support for customs control equipment (CCEi) (2021/2027)
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 2026/S 111-402096 (2026-06-09)