Environmental Assessment Reporting Services Framework for Various Energy Projects in Ireland and UK

Electricity Supply Board and/or its Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Partnerships, existing or yet to be formed (herei

ESB intends to procure works, supplies and services through a framework agreement related to environmental assessment services for energy generation projects reporting, including but not limited to solar farms, battery storage, on-shore and off-shore wind farms, energy from waste, thermal generation including gas turbine or other energy projects acquired or built during the term of the framework, including joint venture or subsidiary developments.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-10-14. The procurement was published on 2019-09-11.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-09-11 Contract notice
2021-12-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
Reference number: GWM-10541
Short description:
“ESB intends to procure works, supplies and services through a framework agreement related to environmental assessment services for energy generation...”    Show more
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 Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: United Kingdom 🏙️
Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board and/or its Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Partnerships, existing or yet to be formed (hereinafter referred to as ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: adel.agayava@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 11234567 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152772&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152772&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-09-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-10-14 📅
Publication date: 2019-09-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 178-434676
OJ-S issue: 178
Additional information

“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Information about lots:
“Any combination of lots is possible.”
Title of the lot: EIAR Offshore Renewable Energy Projects in Ireland and the UK
Lot number: 1
Short description:
“Environmental assessment and consenting services for the offshore and onshore elements of offshore renewable energy projects (e.g. offshore wind farms) in...”    Show more

“— feasibility, constraints and route/site selection services,”
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“— stakeholder consultation,”

“— planning and/or consenting applications/services,”

“— strategic advice,”

“— EIA screening,”

“— EIA scoping formal and informal,”

“— EIA reporting all aspects as required under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU with specialist services required from the following:”

“—— population human health,”

“—— biodiversity – terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology,”

“—— surface water,”

“—— coastal processes including modelling,”

“—— land, geology, soils and groundwater,”

“—— seascape and landscape incl. photomontages,”

“—— cultural heritage incl. marine heritage and coastal archaeology,”

“—— material assets,”

“—— waste,”

“—— air and climate change incl. modelling,”

“—— noise incl. underwater noise and modelling,”

“—— commercial fisheries,”

“—— electromagnetic fields (EMF),”

“—— navigation,”

“—— military and civil aviation,”

“—— major accident,”

“—— traffic and transport to include traffic management plans,”

“—— mitigation and monitoring plans.”

“— appropriate assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Natura Impact Statement (NIS) or Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA),”    Show more

“— all baseline surveys and desktop studies, modelling associated with the above incl. marine ecology surveys,”

“— GIS mapping and CAD capability,”

“— preliminary construction environmental management plans (CEMP),”

“— preliminary erosion and sediment control plans,”

“— preliminary waste management plans,”

“— habitat management plans,”

“— participation in public consultation and stakeholder engagement,”

“— coordination of and participation in oral hearing or public enquiry,”

“Some post construction services during the operational phase may also be included in the framework scope.”
Duration: 96 months
Description of options:
“Details on any options will be provided in the tender documentation.”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Title of the lot: EIAR Onshore Energy Generation Projects Ireland
Lot number: 2
Short description:
“Environmental assessment and consenting services for onshore energy generation projects (e.g. wind, solar, thermal) in Ireland:”

“— EIA reporting all aspects as required under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU with specialist services required from the following (as...”    Show more
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“—— biodiversity – terrestrial and aquatic ecology,”

“—— thermal modelling (as required),”

“—— landscape incl. photomontages, glint and glare,”

“—— cultural heritage,”

“——waste,”

“—— noise incl. modelling,”

“—— shadow flicker,”

“—— aviation,”

“— appropriate Assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Natura Impact Statement (NIS),”

“— all baseline surveys and desktop studies, modelling associated with the above,”

“— fisheries strategy,”

“— participation in public consultation,”

“— coordination of and participation in oral hearing,”

“— mitigation and monitoring plans,”

“— fisheries strategy.”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Title of the lot: EIAR Onshore Energy Generation Projects UK
Lot number: 3
Short description:
“Environmental Assessment and consenting services for onshore energy generation projects (e.g. wind, solar, thermal) in the UK:”

“— appropriate assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA)”
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“— coordination of and participation in public enquiries,”

“— mitigation and monitoring plans.”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Offshore sites around Ireland and the UK.”

“Ireland.”
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“UK”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“As stated in pre-qualification information memorandum available on request from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 156261.”
Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Adel Agayava
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152772&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

“It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition (e-Tenders RFT ID 156261). Registration is...”    Show more

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 178-434676 (2019-09-11)
Contract award notice (2021-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“ESB intends to procure works, supplies and services through a Framework Agreement related to environmental assessment services for energy generation...”    Show more
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Esb
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Contact
E-mail: zoe.murphy@esb.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 252-671798
Refers to notice: 2019/S 178-434676
OJ-S issue: 252
Additional information

“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party Framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“• Feasibility, constraints and route/site selection services”

“• Stakeholder Consultation”
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“• Planning and/or consenting applications/services”

“• Strategic Advice”

“• EIA Screening”

“• EIA Scoping formal and informal”

“• EIA Reporting all aspects as required under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU with specialist services required from the following:”

“o Population Human Health”

“o Biodiversity – terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology”

“o Surface Water”

“o Coastal processes including modelling”

“o Land, Geology, Soils and Groundwater”

“o Seascape and Landscape incl. photomontages”

“o Cultural Heritage incl. Marine heritage and Coastal Archaeology”

“o Material Assets”

“o Waste”

“o Air & Climate Change incl. modelling”

“o Noise incl. underwater noise & modelling”

“o Commercial Fisheries”

“o Electromagnetic fields (EMF)”

“o Navigation”

“o Military and Civil Aviation”

“o Major Accident”

“o Traffic &Transport to include traffic management plans”

“o Mitigation and Monitoring Plans”

“• Appropriate Assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Natura Impact Statement (NIS) or Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA)”

“• All baseline surveys and desktop studies, modelling associated with the above incl. Marine Ecology Surveys”

“• GIS mapping and CAD capability”

“• Preliminary Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP)”

“• Preliminary Erosion and Sediment Control Plans”

“• Preliminary Waste Management Plans”

“• Habitat Management Plans”

“• Participation in public consultation and Stakeholder engagement”

“• Coordination of and Participation in Oral Hearing or Public enquiry”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party Framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Short description:
“Environmental Assessment and consenting services for onshore energy generation projects (e.g. wind, solar, thermal) in Ireland;”

“• EIA Reporting all aspects as required under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU with specialist services required from the following (as...”    Show more
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“o Biodiversity – terrestrial and aquatic ecology”

“o Thermal Modelling (as required)”

“o Landscape incl. photomontages, Glint and Glare”

“o Cultural Heritage”

“o Noise incl. modelling”

“o Shadow Flicker”

“o Aviation”

“• Appropriate Assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Natura Impact Statement (NIS)”

“• All baseline surveys and desktop studies, modelling associated with the above”

“• Fisheries Strategy”

“• Participation in public consultation”

“• Coordination of and Participation in Oral Hearing”

“• Mitigation and Monitoring Plans”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party Framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Short description:
“• Appropriate Assessment reporting as required under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC e.g. Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA)”

“• Coordination of and Participation in Public enquiries”
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“Mitigation and Monitoring Plans”
Additional information:
“This procurement competition is intended to establish a multi-party Framework agreement. It is expected that the framework will contain five (5) suitably...”    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Offshore sites around Ireland and the U.K.”

“Ireland”
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“U.K.”

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-01 📅
Name: Gobe consultants ltd
National registration number: 970 1357 27
Postal address: Suites B2 & C2, Higher Mills, Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh
Postal town: Devon
Postal code: TQ11 0EE
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Name: Fehily timoney and company
National registration number: IE6580497D
Postal address: Core House, Pouladuff Road
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Name: Atmos consulting liimited
National registration number: SC331604
Postal address: CBC House, 24 Canning Street
Postal town: Edinburgh
Postal code: EH3 8EG
Postal town: Cork
Name: Haskoningdhv uk ltd
National registration number: 792428892
Postal address: Rightwell House, Bretton,
Postal town: Peterborough
Name: Ramboll uk ltd,
Postal address: 240 Blackfriars Road,
Postal town: London
Name: Rps energy consultants limited
National registration number: 3287074
Postal address: 20 Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon
Postal town: Oxfordshire,
Postal code: OX14 4SH
Name: Rsk ireland ltd
National registration number: 918476001
Postal address: at Redwood House, 66 Newforge Lane
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT9 5NF
Name: The natural power consultants (ireland) ltd
National registration number: SC177881
Postal address: The Green House, Forrest Estate, Dalry
Postal town: Castle Douglas
Postal code: DG7 3XS,
Name: Xodus group
National registration number: GB 997 3416 68
Postal address: 50 Huntly Street, Aberdeenshire
Postal town: Aberdeen
Name: Mccarthy keville o'sullivan ltd
National registration number: IE9693052R
Postal address: Tuam Road
Postal town: Galway
Name: Mott macdonald ireland
National registration number: 53280
Postal address: at South Block, Rockfield, Dundrum
Postal town: Dublin 16
Postal code: D16 R6V0
Name: Ramboll uk ltd
Postal address: 240 Blackfriars Road
Name: Landuse consultants ltd
National registration number: 52344726
Postal address: 250 Waterloo Road
Redwood House, 66 Newforge Lane
Postal town: Belfast,
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
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5

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: Esb
Contact
Contact point: Zoe Murphy

Reference
Additional information

“It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition (e-Tenders RFT ID 156261).Registration is...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 252-671798 (2021-12-23)