Provision of Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Environmental Monitoring Services

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland wishes to establish a contract for the provision of the following environmental services:
1. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) consultancy services compliant with the principles and requirements of the S.E.A. 2001/42/EC, European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011 and the European Communities (1992) Council Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive);
2. Environmental surveying and monitoring services which may be required to support potential mitigation measures arising from these assessments. From time to time Fáilte Ireland produces plans relating to tourism development and in some instances Strategic Environmental Assessment and/ or Appropriate Assessment of these plans may be required (e.g. as was the case in 2015 for the Wild Atlantic Way Operational Programme 2015-2019). At this stage however the number of plans for which SEA and AA are required under the contract are not known and no existing plans currently require these assessments. However, a significant element of this contract also relates to the provision of environmental surveying and monitoring services, and upon appointment the successful tenderer will be required to immediately commence work on the implementation of the Strategy for Environmental Surveying and Monitoring for the Wild Atlantic Way and as outlined in Appendix 2 of this document.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-02-09. The procurement was published on 2016-01-12.

Suppliers

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

• CAAS Limited

Who?

• Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

What?

• Environmental management › Environmental issues consultancy services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2016-01-12	Contract notice
2016-06-08	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2016-01-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental issues consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

This is a contract for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods (subject to Fáilte Irelands requirements, annual review and budget availability).200 000500 000

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental issues consultancy 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
E-mail: geraldine.toohey@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847852 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-01-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-02-09 📅
Publication date: 2016-01-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 009-011769
Refers to notice: 2015/S 202-366510
OJ-S issue: 9
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers. 4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. 6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time. 7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return Fully Completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.

4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time.

7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return Fully Completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Fáilte Ireland wishes to establish a contract for the provision of the following environmental services:

1. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) consultancy services compliant with the principles and requirements of the S.E.A. 2001/42/EC, European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011 and the European Communities (1992) Council Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive);

2. Environmental surveying and monitoring services which may be required to support potential mitigation measures arising from these assessments. From time to time Fáilte Ireland produces plans relating to tourism development and in some instances Strategic Environmental Assessment and/ or Appropriate Assessment of these plans may be required (e.g. as was the case in 2015 for the Wild Atlantic Way Operational Programme 2015-2019). At this stage however the number of plans for which SEA and AA are required under the contract are not known and no existing plans currently require these assessments. However, a significant element of this contract also relates to the provision of environmental surveying and monitoring services, and upon appointment the successful tenderer will be required to immediately commence work on the implementation of the Strategy for Environmental Surveying and Monitoring for the Wild Atlantic Way and as outlined in Appendix 2 of this document.

Quantity or scope:

This is a contract for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods (subject to Fáilte Irelands requirements, annual review and budget availability).

Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 💰
500 000 💰
Reference number: II/2016/01
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: