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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: Ireland

1. Title: BLENDING CONTROL UPGRADE PROJECT
2. Awarding Authority: SmartPly Europe DAC, IE. Web: (John Browne)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
4. Description: The Awarding Authority operates an Oriented Strand Board (O.S.B.) manufacturing facility at the Specified Location. This modernisation project will target the Blending area of the plant. Project Objectives Upgrade the existing Blending area control system, Motor Control Centre (MCC) and PLC Local and Remote-control cabinets to meet current Smartply Machinery Safety Standards, ATEX compliance and programming Standards. Project scope to include: 4 x Dry bin infeed conveyor system. 4 x Dry Bin slide gates. 3 x Dry Bins. 3 x Blender infeeds system. 3 x Blenders. 1 x Resin, Wax and water addition system. Exclusions: Atomiser control system inside the Blenders OEM scope. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to Project Manage all elements of the Blending area control upgrade project i.e. System design, Electrical schematics and calculation’s, Process PLC, Safety PLC, SCADA upgrade, Networking, Risk assessment and risk reduction and Plant area ATEX compliance with reference to applicable standards in appendix Over the course of this project a separate electrical contractor will be appointed to provide independent installation of cabling, containment, connections, and testing. Over the course of this project a separate mechanical contractor will be appointed to provide independent supply and installation of safety guarding and access gates. The upgrade will include the replacing of existing Legacy PLCs with an Allen Bradley Guard Logix area PLC system. Existing functionality of the current Blender system must be preserved and available following the upgrade. All signal exchange control / safety to other mill PLCs should be maintained and realised in the new area PLC. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to Program and test the new Blending area Allen Bradley PLC system and provide full Site acceptance testing documentation to the client. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to provide a Declaration of Conformity for the Blending area PLC Control system upgrade. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to coordinate Design and Review meetings with the Client. Appoint an ATEX Designer for the project, deliverables include complete Electrical and Loop drawings for the control system detailing IS calculations, motor control, and device field wiring. Provide Smartply with a field device parts list to replace existing devices which comply with Plant area ATEX requirements Smartply will complete procurement of these parts. The System Integrator is responsible for providing the client with a Blending plant area ATEX verification Dossier on project handover this should include all required information detailed in appendix 2. It will be the responsibility of the System integrator to provide updates for inclusion in the Smartply Explosion Protection Document (EPD)Project implementation Deliverables Project implementation phase must be full installed, commissioned, tested and handed over to the client following the plant 11-day maintenance shutdown. Project preparation work can be completed on plant maintenance days one per month. Please note the above is not the full scope of Works – See tender Document for the full more detailed scope of Works
5. CPV Code(s): 71314100, 48921000, 72243000, 38810000, 65320000, 71334000
6. NUTS code(s): UK, IE, IE052, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Belview Port Waterford
Smartply Europe DAC ‘25
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated value (EUR): 675,000
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 5.11.2025 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Evaluation Mechanism: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Procurement Type: Services
CPC Category: Other services
Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
CfT Involves: A Public Contract
Contact Point: John Browne
Award per Item: No
Inclusion of e-Auctions: No
Above or Below threshold: Below
End of clarification period: 29/10/2025 15:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications: Yes
Tenders Opening Date: 05/11/2025 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest: Yes
Contract awarded in Lots: No
Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals: 1 months
Validity of Tender in days or months: 4 days
EU funding: No
Multiple tenders will be accepted: No
Language of publication: EN
Number of openers: Two
Contract Award Date: 19/11/2025 15:00
Date Accepted by Contractor: 20/11/2025 15:00
TKR-20251016-EX-1857803