Economic and Sustainabilility Impact Assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

Department of Businesss, Enterprise and Innovation

On 28.6.2019, the European Union and Mercosur states โ€” Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay โ€“ reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement as part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement.
The agreement in principle is subject to the final transcription into the texts and the respective market access offers. Subsequently, in the EUโ€™s case, it is subject to approval by the European Council and European Parliament and ratification by the national parliaments of EU member states.
The Government of Ireland has committed to undertaking a full Economic and Sustainability and Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, including economic, social, environmental and human rights impacts.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-10. The procurement was published on 2019-11-27.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-11-27 Contract notice
2020-04-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-11-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Economic research services
Short description:
On 28.6.2019, the European Union and Mercosur states โ€” Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay โ€“ reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement as part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement. The agreement in principle is subject to the final transcription into the texts and the respective market access offers. Subsequently, in the EUโ€™s case, it is subject to approval by the European Council and European Parliament and ratification by the national parliaments of EU member states. The Government of Ireland has committed to undertaking a full Economic and Sustainability and Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, including economic, social, environmental and human rights impacts.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Economic research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Market and economic research; polling and statistics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 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 Businesss, Enterprise and Innovation
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street,Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dbei.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: andrew.colgan@dbei.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16312851 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=157729&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=157729&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-11-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-01-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-12-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 232-569241
OJ-S issue: 232
Additional information
Further information is available in the tender document.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
On 28.6.2019, the European Union and Mercosur states โ€” Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay โ€“ reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement as part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement.
The agreement in principle is subject to the final transcription into the texts and the respective market access offers. Subsequently, in the EUโ€™s case, it is subject to approval by the European Council and European Parliament and ratification by the national parliaments of EU member states.
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The Government of Ireland has committed to undertaking a full Economic and Sustainability and Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, including economic, social, environmental and human rights impacts.
Estimated total value: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 6 months
Description of renewals: See RFT document for details.
Additional information: Further information is available in the tender document.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

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

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2 months
Tender opening date: 2020-01-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00
Place: 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Additional information:
Delegated to:
Andrew Colgan
Cliona Ryan

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Andrew Colgan
Internet address: www.dbei.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=157729&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16312851 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: andrew.colgan@dbei.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about review deadlines:
14 day standstill period applies from day that successful bidder is notified by the contracting authority of intention to award the contract.
Source: OJS 2019/S 232-569241 (2019-11-27)
Contract award notice (2020-04-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
On 28 June 2019, the European Union and Mercosur states โ€” Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay โ€“ reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement as part of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement. The agreement in principle is subject to the final transcription into the texts and the respective market access offers. Subsequently, in the EUโ€™s case, it is subject to approval by the European Council and European Parliament, and ratification by the national parliaments of EU member states. The Government of Ireland has committed to undertaking a full Economic and Sustainability and Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, including economic, social, environmental and human rights impacts.
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Total value of the procurement: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-04-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-04-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 071-169368
Refers to notice: 2019/S 232-569241
OJ-S issue: 71

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
On 28 June 2019, the European Union and Mercosur states โ€” Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay โ€“ reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement as part of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement.
The agreement in principle is subject to the final transcription into the texts and the respective market access offers. Subsequently, in the EUโ€™s case, it is subject to approval by the European Council and European Parliament, and ratification by the national parliaments of EU member states.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 2. Quality in terms of technical quality of the offer
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price (weighting): 30 percent

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-04-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Implement Consulting Group P/S
National registration number: 32767788
Postal address: Strandvejen 54
Postal town: Hellerup
Postal code: 2900
Country: Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Phone: +45 61246171 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lopo@implement.dk ๐Ÿ“ง
Country: Byen Kรธbenhavn ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 2
Source: OJS 2020/S 071-169368 (2020-04-08)