2015-12-23Market Soundings Notice — this is not a call for competition (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine intends to issue a request for tenders in 2016 for the provision of Bovine Identification Tags to Irish Farmers.
The Department wishes to conduct market soundings with Tag manufacturing companies who would be interested in such a tender process and in particular with regard to a tissue tag. The purpose is to explore the possibility of sourcing a tissue tag that is capable of providing a dual purpose sample i.e. for both Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) …
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2015-11-18Laboratory Services for the analysis of samples to establish the Presence of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
There is a requirement under Council Directive 2007/33/EC for Ireland to carry out an annual survey for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN). This requires that soil samples to be taken on sites where certain bulbs, tubers and rhizomes are grown e.g. potatoes and daffodils. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as the Competent Authority for the control of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) in Ireland, is required to ensure strict adherence to the provisions of this legislation.
Consequently soil samples are …
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2015-10-16Provision of a team of skilled SAP ICT Resources (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
This public procurement competition relates to the provision of a team of skilled ICT resources to assist with the development and maintenance of the SAP applications that underpin the work of the Department of Agriculture, food and the Marine. As well as relevant administrative support, the individual team roles required are:
(i) a SAP Financials (FI/CO) Support role,
(ii) a SAP Logistics Support role,
(iii) a SAP ABAP/4 and Business Connector Support role and
(iv) a SAP ABAP/4 Support role.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:SMX Consulting Ltd
2015-09-22Training for applicants under the Beef Data Genomics Programme (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
This public procurement competition relates to training eligible scheme applicants under the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP). The training course is designed to provide:
— An introduction to the BDGP;
— Information on the individual requirements of the scheme, such as data collection, genotyping, genomic indexes and the replacement strategy;
— Information on controls, inspections and sanctions;
— Training on the understanding and optimal use of breeding indexes, with a focus on maternal traits and …
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2015-09-01Application Development and Deployment Support in an N-Tier Environment (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
This competition is for the provision of a full time, on-site resource who is:
a. Highly skilled in the design and coding (using JAAS standards) of authentication and authorisation modules (used in a single sign on application) deployed in a complex N-tier application server environment,
b. An expert in Oracle application server technologies (iAS and Weblogic) and who will work as part of a team to manage the application server environment.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Janix Limited
2015-08-28Sample Analysis of Food of Animal Origin for Ireland's National Residue Control Programme (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires laboratories to carry out a range of screening and/or confirmatory analysis on a variety of samples of animal origin (animal tissue, plasma, serum, retina, honey, milk, eggs) collected under Ireland's National Residue Control Programme (NRCP), a food safety programme drawn up in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC. The range of screening analysis required in varying matrix/species combinations includes stilbenes, thyrostats, steroids, …
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2015-07-01An Evaluation of the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Department wishes to obtain a service to carry out an evaluation of the implementation of the GLAS measures and the overall purpose of the evaluation required by this RFT is a. to assess the effectiveness of GLAS as a contributory measure towards sustainable Irish agriculture under the RDP 2014-2020;
b. to assess its contribution towards the achievement of wider environmental objectives; and
c. to fulfil, in part at least, Ireland's commitment towards the monitoring and evaluation requirements set …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Adas UK Ltd
2015-05-06Parvel collection and delivery service for samples of food of animal origin (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires a parcel collection and delivery service for samples of food of animal origin (meat, milk, eggs, honey) taken by the Contracting Authority's regional inspectorate on-farm or at Irish meat plants. The samples which are taken as part of the National Residue Control Plan are analysed for residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides and contaminants. The samples are classed as ‘exempt animal specimens'. Prospective tenderers will be required to provide a …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:An Post
2014-07-09DAFMFW2014 - The Provision of Support Services for Firewall and DMZ Infrasturcture (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Department invites tenders for the provision of support to the Department's Firewall/DMZ Admin team. The Department's Firewall team is responsible for maintaining and delivering high quality, stable and secure infrastructure at the perimeter of the ICT Networks they support. The Department's Firewall team manage the Firewall/DMZ infrastructure on a day-to-day basis but the successful tenderer will provide second line support both onsite and offsite via phone and email and also advise on Firewall and …
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2014-04-04Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Annual Accounts Certification Tender (2015) (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
This Request for Tender (RFT) is for the provision of Certification Service for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Annual C.A.P. Accounts. European Union financial legislation requires that the annual accounts relating to Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) payments be accompanied by a report and opinion provided by an independent body (Certification Body). This RFT requests tenders from audit bodies to perform the functions of the Certification Body in accordance with the legislation and …
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2014-02-07Supply and maintenance of 1U and 2U rack mounted x86 servers (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine intends to put in place a drawdown contract to purchase rack-mounted servers during the period of 24 months from the date the contract is awarded.
The contract may be utilised by two Government Departments, namely the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
Blade mounted servers are not being considered for this contract.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:DNM Technology Limited
2013-12-26NPITS_PIG_TENDER — Business Process Tender — Recording pig movements (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Tenders are requested for handling, data processing and verification of all pig movement notifications. Under the National Pig Identification and Tracing System (NPITS) all keepers, handlers and processors of pigs are obliged to notify the Department of all movements of pigs to or from their holdings/factories, on a herd basis. Details of these movements are held on the AIM system. This information is notified to the tendered either by telephone, e-mail or by written notification. The tenderer is …
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2013-10-151 x VMWare vSphere 5 Professional with MCSE Certification (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, intends to extend the deployment of virtualisation in its environment utilising VMware vSphere 5.1.
One of the main elements of this this role will involve the analysis, development, implementation and maintenance of the virtualised environment for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine utilising VMware vSphere 5.
Under a shared service agreement between the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine and the Department of Communications …
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2013-10-15One MCSE Certified Professional with Certification in CommVault Simpana Version 9 (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Under a shared service agreement between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), the IT Operations function for DCENR is now provided by DAFM.
DCENR and DAFM requires the provision of a knowledgeable and skilled person to supplement DAFM's existing in-house resources and to assist in the day to day operations of both Departments to Level 3 helpdesk support.
A main element of the duties involves the analysis, …
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