Provision of Zoo Inspectorate

Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht

This request for tender is for the provision of a zoo inspectorate, authorised by the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to carry out annual zoo inspections. There are currently 37 licenced zoos in Ireland that are situated throughout the country.
Each licenced zoo is inspected annually. 8 are due to have their licence renewed in 2018. The remainder are inspected for the purposes of determining whether the conditions of their existing licence are being met. 16 hold exemptions and these are inspected annually also. They will also be required to inspect any new zoos that may open or the Department become aware of the inspectorate will consist of a team of 2 persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections.
(refer to rft).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-02-05. The procurement was published on 2017-12-20.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2017-12-20 Contract notice
2018-05-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-12-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental services
Reference number: CO2-2018
Short description:
This request for tender is for the provision of a zoo inspectorate, authorised by the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to carry out annual zoo inspections. There are currently 37 licenced zoos in Ireland that are situated throughout the country. Each licenced zoo is inspected annually. 8 are due to have their licence renewed in 2018. The remainder are inspected for the purposes of determining whether the conditions of their existing licence are being met. 16 hold exemptions and these are inspected annually also. They will also be required to inspect any new zoos that may open or the Department become aware of the inspectorate will consist of a team of 2 persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections. (refer to rft).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.npws.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: alan.moore@chg.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 8883206 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=123141&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=123141&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-12-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-02-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 246-514965
OJ-S issue: 246

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This request for tender is for the provision of a zoo inspectorate, authorised by the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to carry out annual zoo inspections. There are currently 37 licenced zoos in Ireland that are situated throughout the country.
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Each licenced zoo is inspected annually. 8 are due to have their licence renewed in 2018. The remainder are inspected for the purposes of determining whether the conditions of their existing licence are being met. 16 hold exemptions and these are inspected annually also. They will also be required to inspect any new zoos that may open or the Department become aware of the inspectorate will consist of a team of 2 persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections.
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+ 1 more (refer to rft).
Estimated total value: 420 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Each licenced zoo is inspected annually. 8 are due to have their licence renewed in 2018. The remainder are inspected for the purposes of determining whether the conditions of their existing licence are being met. 16 hold exemptions and these are inspected annually also. They will also be required to inspect any new zoos that may open or the Department become aware of.
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The inspectorate will consist of a team of 2 persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections.
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The successful tenderer will also be required to update and supplement the โ€˜Irish standards of modern zoo practiceโ€™. Provide On-going support to new zoos and offer training where necessary.
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The successful tenderer will be required to work for up 60 days a year to a nominated officer in the Biodiversity and EU programmes unit in the Department, on the zoo inspection programme. This includes time for inspections, travel and preparatory work. The inspections can be carried out in a single or in separate block of work. The contract will run for a 36 month period and inspections for 2018, 2019 and 2020 will need to be undertaken in that period. (Refer to Rft).
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2018-02-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 16:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Alan Moore
Internet address: www.npws.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1968 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=123141&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 36 months

Complementary information
Review body
Name: National Parks and Wildlife Service
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2017/S 246-514965 (2017-12-20)
Contract award notice (2018-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This request for tender is for the provision of a zoo inspectorate, authorised by the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to carry out annual zoo inspections. There are currently 37 licenced zoos in Ireland that are situated throughout the country. Each licenced zoo is inspected annually. 8 are due to have their licence renewed in 2018. The remainder are inspected for the purposes of determining whether the conditions of their existing licence are being met. 16 hold exemptions and these are inspected annually also. They will also be required to inspect any new zoos that may open or the Department become aware of. The inspectorate will consist of a team of two persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections. (refer to rft).
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Total value of the procurement: 105612.64 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-05-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-05-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 093-211477
Refers to notice: 2017/S 246-514965
OJ-S issue: 93

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The inspectorate will consist of a team of two persons. Inspections are usually carried out between April and September. The Department will provide a list of premises requiring inspection and an official to accompany inspections.
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The successful tenderer will be required to work for up 60 days a year to a nominated officer in the Biodiversity and EU Programmes unit in the Department, on the zoo inspection programme. This includes time for inspections, travel and preparatory work. The inspections can be carried out in a single or in separate block of work. The contract will run for a 36 month period and inspections for 2018, 2019 and 2020 will need to be undertaken in that period. (Refer to Rft).
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Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-05-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Source: OJS 2018/S 093-211477 (2018-05-15)