Framework agreement for the provision of ecological technical support

Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA is establishing a multi operator framework agreement for the procurement of ecological technical support over a period of 4 years. This technical support is essential to enable the Agency to meet it's new obligations under the Water Policy Regulations (SI 722 of 2003) as amended in 2014 (SI 350 of 2014). In particular, the Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Unit within the Office of Environmental Assessment (OEA) requires ecological expertise to assist in a wide range of tasks including:
— design and implementation of the surface water monitoring programme (rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters),
— environmental data management and assessment,
— environmental reporting,
— environmental risk assessment,
— establishing an evidence base to support the development of environmental quality standards,
— intercalibration of ecological monitoring tools.
The title of the framework agreement is ‘Agreement for the Provision of Ecological Technical Support’. It is divided into the following 2 Lots:
Lot title:
1 Freshwater ecological support,
2 Marine ecological support,
The framework agreement has a term of four years and comprises a separate framework for each lot. The tenders will be evaluated separately in respect of each lot, both in terms of the eligibility criteria and the Award Criteria in Section 6.2. Tenderers should quote for both junior and senior level ecologists. Junior levels will have between three and five years relevant experience and Senior levels will have greater than 5 years relevant experience as defined in the relevant role profiles.
Tenderers can apply for admission for 1 or more lots (Lot 1 — Freshwater ecologists (Junior and Senior). Lot 2 — Marine ecologists (Junior and Senior)). In each case tenderers will be required to provide evidence of the necessary experience and expertise. Evaluation of tenders will be on the basis set out in Section 6.2.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-06-26. The procurement was published on 2015-05-14.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-05-14 Contract notice
2016-03-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental services
Quantity or scope:
It is envisaged that the initial contract will require 4 senior ecologists; From Lot 1 — 3 senior freshwater ecologists (2 posts for a period of 18 months and 1 post for a period of 9 months) and from Lot 2 — 1 senior marine ecologist (for a period of 18 months). The place of work will be primarily at the EPA Dublin Regional Inspectorate for three of the candidates (one senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 9 months, 1 senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 18 months and one senior marine ecologist for a period of 18 months) and the EPA Castlebar Regional Inspectorate for the fourth candidate (one senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 18 months). NB: all contractors will be expected to start at the same time.300 000
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Total value of the procurement: 15 000 000 💰
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 one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Headquarters, Johnstown Castle Estate, PO Box 3000
Postal town: Wexford
Contact
E-mail: t.furlong@epa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 539160600 📞
Fax: +353 539160699 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-05-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-06-26 📅
Publication date: 2015-05-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 095-172658
OJ-S issue: 95

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The EPA is establishing a multi operator framework agreement for the procurement of ecological technical support over a period of 4 years. This technical support is essential to enable the Agency to meet it's new obligations under the Water Policy Regulations (SI 722 of 2003) as amended in 2014 (SI 350 of 2014). In particular, the Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Unit within the Office of Environmental Assessment (OEA) requires ecological expertise to assist in a wide range of tasks including:
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— design and implementation of the surface water monitoring programme (rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters),
— environmental data management and assessment,
— environmental reporting,
— environmental risk assessment,
— establishing an evidence base to support the development of environmental quality standards,
— intercalibration of ecological monitoring tools.
The title of the framework agreement is ‘Agreement for the Provision of Ecological Technical Support’. It is divided into the following 2 Lots:
Lot title:
1 Freshwater ecological support,
2 Marine ecological support,
The framework agreement has a term of four years and comprises a separate framework for each lot. The tenders will be evaluated separately in respect of each lot, both in terms of the eligibility criteria and the Award Criteria in Section 6.2. Tenderers should quote for both junior and senior level ecologists. Junior levels will have between three and five years relevant experience and Senior levels will have greater than 5 years relevant experience as defined in the relevant role profiles.
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Tenderers can apply for admission for 1 or more lots (Lot 1 — Freshwater ecologists (Junior and Senior). Lot 2 — Marine ecologists (Junior and Senior)). In each case tenderers will be required to provide evidence of the necessary experience and expertise. Evaluation of tenders will be on the basis set out in Section 6.2.
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Framework — Freshwater ecologists (both Junior and Senior)
Short description: Freshwater ecologists (both Junior and Senior).
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Framework — Senior marine ecologists (both Junior and Senior)
Short description: Senior marine ecologists (both Junior and Senior).
Quantity or scope:
It is envisaged that the initial contract will require 4 senior ecologists; From Lot 1 — 3 senior freshwater ecologists (2 posts for a period of 18 months and 1 post for a period of 9 months) and from Lot 2 — 1 senior marine ecologist (for a period of 18 months). The place of work will be primarily at the EPA Dublin Regional Inspectorate for three of the candidates (one senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 9 months, 1 senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 18 months and one senior marine ecologist for a period of 18 months) and the EPA Castlebar Regional Inspectorate for the fourth candidate (one senior freshwater ecologist for a period of 18 months). NB: all contractors will be expected to start at the same time.
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Reference number: RFT2015EPAEcoTechSupport
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: McCumiskey House, Clonskeagh, Dublin.

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender opening date: 2015-06-26 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Trudi Furlong
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/334 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88238&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88238&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: RFT2015EPAEcoTechSupport
Source: OJS 2015/S 095-172658 (2015-05-14)
Contract award notice (2016-03-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 258 363,65 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Headquarters, PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-03-21 📅
Publication date: 2016-03-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 059-100185
Refers to notice: 2015/S 095-172658
OJ-S issue: 59

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Demonstration of understanding of the skills and expertise necessary to carry out the services required (10)
2. Demonstration of the relevant experience and expertise in the areas required of the service provider (40)
3. Demonstration of proof of excellence in communication (10)
4. Management and reliability and continuity of supply (10)
5. Ultimate cost (30)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-07-28 📅
Name: RPS Group Limited
Postal address: West Pier Business Campus, Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dun Laoghaire
Postal code: A96 N6T7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.rpsgroup.com/Ireland/Contact-Us.aspx 🌏

2️⃣
Name: Aquafact Ltd
Postal address: 12 Kilkierrin Park, Liosbaun
Postal town: Galway
Internet address: http://www.aquafact.ie/contacts.php 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
3
Source: OJS 2016/S 059-100185 (2016-03-21)
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