Framework Agreement for Sampling of Surface Waters under the Water Framework Directive

Environmental Protection Agency

Sampling of WFD Surveillance sites;rivers and lakes.
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Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-11-26. The procurement was published on 2012-10-18.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-10-18 Contract notice
2012-11-06 Additional information
Contract notice (2012-10-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: surface water pollution monitoring or control services
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Surface water pollution monitoring or control services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Headquarters, PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal town: Wexford
Contact
Internet address: http://epa.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: c.concannon@epa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 539160600 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 539160699 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-10-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-10-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 203-334379
OJ-S issue: 203
Additional information
(ET Ref:516912).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Frequency of contracts to be awarded: Annually.
Short description:
Sampling of WFD Surveillance sites;rivers and lakes.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
(1) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
As stated in tender document.
Economic and financial standing:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
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As stated in tender document.
Technical and professional ability:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
(3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.
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(4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.
(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(6) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.
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As stated in tender document.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Monthly on invoicing.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Office of Environmental Assessment
Colman Concannon
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01535 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Environmental Protection Agency, Richview, Clonskeagh Rd
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 14
Contact point: Office of Environmental Assessment (OEA)
Phone: +353 12680100 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 12680199 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for further information: http://epa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Oea
URL for documents: http://epa.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://epa.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2013-01-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2013-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2012/S 203-334379 (2012-10-18)
Additional information (2012-11-06)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-11-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-11-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-11-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 216-355243
Refers to notice: 2012/S 203-334379
OJ-S issue: 216
Source: OJS 2012/S 216-355243 (2012-11-06)