BFCP/13 - Provision of the Administration of the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme
Department of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht
The principal objective of the contract is to administer the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme during 2014.
It is envisaged that potentially up to 170 farms will be included within the Programme. Specifically, the objectives are:
— To ensure the implementation of up to 170 focussed farm plans aimed at maintaining and/or enhancing the quality of the environment in the Burren, in particular those habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive that occur within the Burren
— To work towards an improvement in the conservation quality of the Annex I habitats (herein after referred to as ‘the habitats'), as assessed under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive.
— To ensure sustainable agricultural management of high nature value farmland within the Burren
— To contribute to improvements in water quality within the Burren
— To maintain the high quality of the Burren landscape and cultural heritage
The Burren Farming for Conservation Programme has three measures, namely:
Measure 1: Payment for production of species-rich grassland (good management)
Measure 2: Contribution toward the cost of farm enhancement works
Measure 3: Payment for protection of designated habitats.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-01-07. The procurement was published on 2013-11-28.
Who? What? Where?| Date | Document |
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| 2013-11-28 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental services
Quantity or scope:
“200 000”
Total value of the procurement: 200 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: joe.mcmahon@ahg.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18883296 📞
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-11-28 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-01-07 📅
Publication date: 2013-11-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 233-404565
OJ-S issue: 233
Additional information
“To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this...”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The principal objective of the contract is to administer the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme during 2014.”
“It is envisaged that potentially up to 170 farms will be included within the Programme. Specifically, the objectives are:”
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“— To ensure the implementation of up to 170 focussed farm plans aimed at maintaining and/or enhancing the quality of the environment in the Burren, in...”
“— To work towards an improvement in the conservation quality of the Annex I habitats (herein after referred to as ‘the habitats'), as assessed under Article...”
“— To ensure sustainable agricultural management of high nature value farmland within the Burren”
“— To contribute to improvements in water quality within the Burren”
“— To maintain the high quality of the Burren landscape and cultural heritage”
“The Burren Farming for Conservation Programme has three measures, namely:”
“Measure 1: Payment for production of species-rich grassland (good management)”
“Measure 2: Contribution toward the cost of farm enhancement works”
“Measure 3: Payment for protection of designated habitats.”
Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 13
Tender validity period: 13 months
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Joe McMahon
Name: Department of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht
Postal address: 7 Ely Place
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Dr. Andrew Bleasdale
E-mail: andy.bleasdale@ahg.gov.ie 📧
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: BFCP/13
Source: OJS 2013/S 233-404565 (2013-11-28)