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Country:   Ireland
City/Locality:   DUN LAOGHAIRE
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:123448-2008
Publication Date:   May 10, 2008
Deadline:   Jun 17, 2008
Buyer:   COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS
DUN LAOGHAIRE
Ireland
Web Site:   http://www.cil.ie

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Notice Type: 2110
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 91/2008
, #
123448-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Commissioners of Irish Lights,
Harbour Road, Co Dublin, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Laurence Whelan,
IRL-Dun Laoghaire. Tel. 012 71 54 40. E-mail: l.whelan@cil.ie. Fax 012 71
55 67.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.cil.ie.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01469.
Further information can be obtained at: Commissioners of Irish Lights,
Harbour Road, Co Dublin, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Laurence Whelan,
IRL-Dun Laoghaire. Tel. 012 71 54 40. E-mail: l.whelan@cil.ie. Fax 012 71
55 67. URL: http://www.cil.ie.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Commissioners of Irish Lights, Harbour Road, Co Dublin, Contact:
Procurement, Attn: Laurence Whelan, IRL-Dun Laoghaire. Tel. 012 71 54 40.
E-mail: l.whelan@cil.ie. Fax 012 71 55 67. URL: http://www.cil.ie.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Commissioners of Irish
Lights, Harbour Road, Co Dublin, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Laurence
Whelan, IRL-Dun Laoghaire. Tel. 012 71 54 40. E-mail: l.whelan@cil.ie. Fax
012 71 55 67. URL: http://www.cil.ie.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Other: Marine Aids to Navigation for UK and Ireland.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
AIS AtoN GLA Tender.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Various sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
NUTS code: IE.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The General
Lighthouse Authority of the United Kingdom and Ireland intends to further
improve their Aids-to- Navigation (AtoN) service by purchasing Automatic
Identification System (A.I.S.) stations for some of its existing AtoNs. In
particular AIS AtoN stations are required at approximately 200 of their
Lighthouses, Lightvessels and Buoys in the Uk and Ireland. It is envisaged
that suitable equipment should be capable of multiple configurations,
ranging from transmit only (Type 1 AIS AtoN station), to full transmit and
receive capability (Type 3 AtoN station). The AIS AtoN stations must
comply with the latest versions of the following documents: ITU-R M.1371-
'Technical characteristics for an automatic identification system using
time division multiple access in the VHF maritime mobile band'. IALA A-126
- ' On the use of automatic identification system (AIS) in marine aids to
navigation'. IEC62320-2-'Maritime navigation and radio-communication
equipment and systems- automatic identification system (AIS)- Part 2- AIS
AtoN stations- minimum operational and performance requirements, methods
of testing and required test results'.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 29812300, 33211000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The General Lighthouse Authorities of
Ireland and the United Kingdom operate an Aids to Navigation (AtoN) AIS
service.
It is expected that any contract concluded will have approximately 200
Units purchased over a 4 year period with multiple deliveries to Ireland
and the United Kingdom. In addition contracts may be concluded with one or
more tenderers for the supply.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 48 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: See Technical Specification in Tender documents
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: See Technical Specification in Tender Documents.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 29812300, 33211000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: 200 units.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Information is
contained in contract documents for this tender.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All
candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an
administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust
deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of
their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed
and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any
other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the
candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or
money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the
candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to
participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal
offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in
providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not
selected to continue with this procurement process.
(5) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the
economic operator is established.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will
be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant
professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3
previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate
and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type
to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or
extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met. A list of the customers supplied with similiar equipment over the
last 5 years as reference points.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to
provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to
environmental management standards in accordance with the Community
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO
14001.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by
an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with
quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards
(3) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or
agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products
clearly identified by references to specifications or standards
(4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services
provider intends possibly to subcontract.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Technical. Weighting: 40.
2. Financial. Weighting: 30.
3. Lead Times for Deliveries. Weighting: 20.
4. Contractual. Weighting: 10.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
LW/SD.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
17.6.2008 - 14:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 16.6.2008 - 12:00.
Place: Commissioners of Irish Lights Harbour Road Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin
Ireland.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Head of Corporate Services CIL or Representative, Procurement Manager CIL
or Representative and Engineer in Chief CIL or Representative.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Purchasing Authority is acting on
behalf of the following organisations:
General Lighthouse Authority for United Kingdom and Ireland.
(ET Ref:61613).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 8.5.2008.
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