Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland
Gullies Water Sensor - Proof of Concept
2 Incomplete applications
1 SME, 1 large
2 Completed applications
1 SME, 1 large
Important dates
- Published
- Thursday 15 February 2018
- Deadline for asking questions
- Thursday 22 February 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Thursday 1 March 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Summary of the work
- The Department of Infrastructure want to conduct a pilot/research project based on LoRa WAN technology to monitor water gullies across Northern Ireland. The Department are seeking appropriate software/hardware to develop this Proof of Concept.
- Latest start date
- Saturday 17 March 2018
- Expected contract length
- Work must be completed by 31st March 2018
- Location
- Northern Ireland
- Organisation the work is for
- Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland
- Budget range
- Cost MUST be Under £30K
About the work
- Why the work is being done
- This is a Proof of Concept to establish an electronic means to conduct a pilot/research project based on LoRa WAN technology to monitor water gullies across Northern Ireland for the Department for Infrastructure
- Problem to be solved
- To provide a means of analysing the water levels on an electronic basis thereby providing clear management information for DfI Roads Service in order to provide an efficient method of drainage
- Who the users are and what they need to do
- The 'User' is DfI Roads Service who will need to analyse the data provided by the winning supplier on the Water Gullies through a bespoke dashboard for the Department.
- Early market engagement
- Any work that’s already been done
- Existing team
- Its working with Digital Services Branch, DfI - Department for Infrastructure
- Current phase
- Alpha
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- Belfast and Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- Working arrangements
- 10 Water Gullies across Northern Ireland will be monitored the network MUST cover the Belfast and Ballymena areas.
- Security clearance
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
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• Must be able to provide LoRa network in the designated areas
• Must provide access to Data Hub Services
• Must have Water Sensor technology
• Must provide ‘real-time’ monitoring
• Must provide a bespoke dashboard for the Department
• Must have locally based engineers based in Northern Ireland
• Must be able to provide evidence of similar projects in Northern Ireland and across the UK
• Must be able to deliver before end March 2018
• LoRa Network must cover Belfast and Ballymena areas initially
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.
- Essential skills and experience
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- Must be able to provide LoRa network in the designated areas
- Must provide access to Data Hub Services
- Must have Water Sensor technology
- Must provide ‘real-time’ monitoring
- Must provide a bespoke dashboard for the Department
- Must have locally based engineers based in Northern Ireland
- Must be able to provide evidence of similar projects in Northern Ireland and across the UK
- Must be able to deliver before end March 2018
- LoRa Network must cover Belfast and Ballymena areas initially
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
How suppliers will be evaluated
- How many suppliers to evaluate
- 3
- Proposal criteria
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- Suppliers must detail how they meet the criteria and also the technologies.
- Suppliers should provide a schematic diagram of the end to end solution and should outline any dependences on the Department
- Suppliers must detail how they meet the criteria for the sensors.
- Suppliers must detail how they meet the criteria for the sample dashboard and Data Hub facilities
- Suppliers must detail how they will deliver to the Department in the timescales.
- Cultural fit criteria
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- The Supplier should have experience of working within the NICS environment
- The Supplier should share knowledge and experience with other team members
- Payment approach
- Fixed price
- Assessment methods
- Written proposal
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
65%Cultural fit
5%Price
30%
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