Total Diet Study

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is planning to undertake a Total Diet Study in 2012-2013 as part of which we require approximately 144 foodstuffs, most representative of the Irish Diet, will be samples for analysis for certain contaminants and food additives.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=467593. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=467593. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-09-14. The procurement was published on 2012-07-17.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-07-17 Contract notice
2012-07-19 Additional information
2013-04-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: analysis services
Quantity or scope: Please refer to attached document.70 000120 000
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Analysis services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Postal address: Abbey Court, Lower Abbey Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.fsai.ie 🌏
E-mail: ipratt@fsai.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18171300 📞
Fax: +353 18171301 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-09-14 📅
Publication date: 2012-07-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 137-229034
OJ-S issue: 137
Additional information
Please refer to attached document. (ET Ref:467593).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is planning to undertake a Total Diet Study in 2012-2013 as part of which we require approximately 144 foodstuffs, most representative of the Irish Diet, will be samples for analysis for certain contaminants and food additives.
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=467593.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=467593.
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Quantity or scope: Please refer to attached document.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000 💰
120 000 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
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(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
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(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) 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.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
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(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
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(9) 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.
Economic and financial standing:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
Technical and professional ability:
(1) 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.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.
(3) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
(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 statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
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Contract execution
Other particular conditions: Please refer to attached document.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 3 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Dr Iona Pratt
Internet address: www.fsai.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA6301 🌏
Name: Food Safety Authority of Ireland
URL for further information: www.fsai.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.fsai.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.fsai.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2012-10-01 📅
End date: 2013-03-29 📅
Additional information
Please refer to attached document.
(ET Ref:467593).
Source: OJS 2012/S 137-229034 (2012-07-17)
Additional information (2012-07-19)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-19 📅
Publication date: 2012-07-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 140-232909
Refers to notice: 2012/S 137-229034
OJ-S issue: 140
Source: OJS 2012/S 140-232909 (2012-07-19)
Contract award notice (2013-04-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical analysis or consultancy services
Total value of the procurement: 194 418 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: mcampbell@fsai.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-04-25 📅
Publication date: 2013-04-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 084-141403
OJ-S issue: 84

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Educational & Professional qualifications of staff (5)
2. Evidence of certification to relevant European Standard (5)
3. Quality control Certificates (5)
4. Technical Faciities (8)

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Margaret Campbell
Source: OJS 2013/S 084-141403 (2013-04-25)
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