Marine Satellite Data Services ITT24-020

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Marine Institute_1141 ran this procurement for “Marine Satellite Data Services ITT24-020” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Marine Satellite Data Services ITT24-020
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Customer support services, help desk telephone number and email
• Customer support services, help desk telephone number and email address
• [ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx] Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway
• Request for Tenders for the provision of Marine Satellite Data Services to the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway
• The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation. The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland’s 220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring.
• “to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services related to marine research and development, that in the opinion of the Institute will promote economic development and create employment and protect the environment.” – Marine Institute Act, 1991
• Ocean, Climate and Information Services (OCIS) is a key service area of the Marine Institute. The mission of the OCIS service area is to provide scientific, operational and analytical support services to strategic RTDI and statutory monitoring programmes. Within the OCIS service area, the Marine Research Infrastructure section manages and operates
• [ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx] Climate and Information Services (OCIS) is a key service area of the Marine Institute. The mission of the OCIS service area is to provide scientific, operational and analytical support services to strategic RTDI and statutory monitoring programmes. Within the OCIS service area, the Marine Research Infrastructure section manages and operates a range of marine technologies including a cabled subsea observatory, the national marine data buoy observation network, a fleet of ocean gliders and Argo floats as well as numerous deployments of wave buoys and ADCP units in both coastal and open sea environments.
• The Marine Institute invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ”Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: the provision of marine satellite data services in support of offshore deployments. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation. The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland’s 220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring.
• Ocean, Climate and Information Services (OCIS) is a key service area of the Marine Institute. The mission of the OCIS service area is to provide scientific, operational and analytical support services to strategic RTDI and statutory monitoring programmes. Within the OCIS service area, the Marine Research Infrastructure section manages and operates
• [ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx] Climate and Information Services (OCIS) is a key service area of the Marine Institute. The mission of the OCIS service area is to provide scientific, operational and analytical support services to strategic RTDI and statutory monitoring programmes. Within the OCIS service area, the Marine Research Infrastructure section manages and operates a range of marine technologies including a cabled subsea observatory, the national marine data buoy observation network, a fleet of ocean gliders and Argo floats as well as numerous deployments of wave buoys and ADCP units in both coastal and open sea environments.
• 1.7 Marine Institute policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium Enterprises (“SME”s) in this Competition. SME’s that believe the scope of this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encouraged, subject to paragraph 2.5, to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SMEs or with larger enterprises. Through such

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; Indemnity Limit Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €2.6million Product Liability €6
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Indemnity Limit Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €2.6million Product Liability €6

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications
• Appendix 4: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• The Marine Institute invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ”Services”).
• The Tenderer, as Data Controller in respect of any Personal Data provided by it in its Tender, is required to confirm in the statement required under paragraph 2.4 below that all Data Subjects (where Data Subject has the meaning given under the Data Protection Laws) whose Personal Data is provided by the Tenderer have consented to the processing of such Personal Data by the Tenderer, the Marine Institute, the Evaluation Team and the supplier of the etenders.gove.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the Tenderer in this Competition or that the Tenderer otherwise has a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Marine Institute for the purposes of its participation in this Competition.
• [ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx] Team and the supplier of the etenders.gove.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the Tenderer in this Competition or that the Tenderer otherwise has a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Marine Institute for the purposes of its participation in this Competition.
• To complete and submit with their Tender the electronic version of the European Single Procurement Document (“eESPD”). Tenderers may submit an eESPD which has already been used in a previous procurement procedure PROVIDED THAT they confirm that: (i) the information contained in it continues to be correct and (ii) that they satisfy the Selection Criteria for this Competition as set out at part 3.2 below;

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• open for acceptance by the Marine Institute for a period of 120 days from the deadline date for receipt of T
• ontinues for 20 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days’ notice
• breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of adve
• This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with the open procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”). Any contract that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of four (4) years (“the Term”).
• The Marine Institute reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Marine Institute’s obligations at law.
• 1.7 Marine Institute policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium Enterprises (“SME”s) in this Competition. SME’s that believe the scope of this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encouraged, subject to paragraph 2.5, to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SMEs or with larger enterprises. Through such

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

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• damages, by serving [insert period of time months – usually 1 month – could be 3 months for complex contrac
• breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of adve

TENDER DOCUMENTS [ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx, ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx, ITT24-020 Draft Services Contract Appendix 5.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT24-020, ITT24-020 Satellite Data Services.docx] Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. G, Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications.