Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-01-21
Buyer: Met Eireann
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48800000 | 48900000 | 71351600 | 71351900 | 72000000
Estimated value: 580000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service is the seeking the development, hosting and maintenance of a Multi Hazard Early Warnings System (MHEWS) for Ireland, which is based on the A4EU MHEWS. This system will be hosted on the cloud.
The MHEWS will allow the visualisation of weather, flood, air quality, fire and other forecasts and observations. The MHEWS must also allow the use, visualisation and future development of both hazard and impact based forecast algorithms. The Solution must also support the dissemination of warnings, alerts and advisories based on the combination of forecasts and observed values.
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service is the seeking the development, hosting and maintenance of a Multi Hazard Early Warnings System (MHEWS) for Ireland, which is based on the A4EU MHEWS. This system will be hosted on the cloud.
The MHEWS will allow the visualisation of weather, flood, air quality, fire and other forecasts and observations. The MHEWS must also allow the use, visualisation and future development of both hazard and impact based forecast algorithms. The Solution must also support the dissemination of warnings, alerts and advisories based on the combination of forecasts and observed values.
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6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
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.


Winner: Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions, HYDS
Award value: 580000
Number of bids: 3