ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/09/2022

Expire date: 04/11/2022

External Reference: 2022-234372

TED Reference: 2022/S 192-544486

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Met Eireann
N/A
Glasnevin Hill,
Glasnevin
D09 Y921
IE
Contact person: Matt Roberts
E-mail: Matt.Roberts@met.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.met.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=224682&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=224682&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  National Meteorological Service

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RfT for the provision of a Digital Media Flood & Weather Impacts Monitoring system
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service is seeking the development, hosting and maintenance of a Digital Media Flood & Weather Impact Monitoring system (DMFWIMs) for Ireland, which must be based on existing well-established software (that has already been widely used for the purpose of monitoring digital media sources for flood and weather impacts) as the basis of any proposal, and then tailor this to the Irish use case, to support the National Flood Forecasting & Warning Service (NFFWS) in Ireland and to improve its monitoring of flood and severe weather impacts. This project does not allow for the development of brand-new untested software. This system will be hosted on the cloud.
The DMFWIMs will allow the visualisation of near real-time flood and weather impacts using information from Digital Media sources, such as Social Media (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook etc), online news outlets, blogs, forums etc.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48200000  -  Networking, Internet and intranet software package
48222000  -  Web server software package
48460000  -  Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
48462000  -  Mathematical or forecasting software package
48610000  -  Database systems
48611000  -  Database software package
71351600  -  Weather-forecasting services
71351920  -  Oceanography and hydrology services
72212200  -  Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
72212222  -  Web server software development services
72212462  -  Mathematical or forecasting software development services
72212610  -  Database software development services
72212900  -  Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems
72300000  -  Data services
72310000  -  Data-processing services
72313000  -  Data capture services
72314000  -  Data collection and collation services
72316000  -  Data analysis services
72421000  -  Internet or intranet client application development services
72422000  -  Internet or intranet server application development services
90711100  -  Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
90721800  -  Natural risks or hazards protection services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
D09 Y921
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service is seeking the development, hosting and maintenance of a Digital Media Flood & Weather Impact Monitoring system (DMFWIMs) for Ireland, which must be based on existing well-established software (that has already been widely used for the purpose of monitoring digital media sources for flood and weather impacts) as the basis of any proposal, and then tailor this to the Irish use case, to support the National Flood Forecasting & Warning Service (NFFWS) in Ireland and to improve its monitoring of flood and severe weather impacts. This project does not allow for the development of brand-new untested software. This system will be hosted on the cloud.
The DMFWIMs will allow the visualisation of near real-time flood and weather impacts using information from Digital Media sources, such as Social Media (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook etc), online news outlets, blogs, forums etc. The software that is used to undertake these tasks must be completely compatible, via API or equivalent, with the Flood Forecast Division’s (FFD) National FEWS setup which uses the Delft-FEWS software (developed by Deltares) and the outputs must be able to be ingested into other systems via API or equivalent. Outputs from the proposed DMFWIMs must also be available via a web portal for non-technical users to be able to view and interrogate the digital media data directly (outside of Delft-FEWS and other systems).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The maximum duration of the Contract is 7 years subject to satisfactory annual review of
performance. The initial 2 years of the Services Contract is a Trial Period of the Solution followed by a 2 year period where the Solution is being used by the Contracting Authority (CA). The CA reserves the right to extend the Term for period(s) of upto 1 year with a maximum of 3 such extensions.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.12)

Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which
contains full instructions regarding the submission of
tenders and is available to download from
www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID224053

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in procurement documents, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 224053.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  04/11/2022
Local time:  14:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  04/11/2022
Local time:  14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Contracting Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders
Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT).
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:224053) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract.
6) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded under this Competition at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular
standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The contract is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill
period applied at time of notification.