Air Emissions Monitoring Programme (AEMP) of Air Emission Compliance Monitoring (Standard and Dioxin) at Selected EPA Licensed Sites in Ireland

Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA has the statutory responsibility in Ireland for the regulation of industrial and waste installations falling within the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency Act and the Waste Management Act. Since the commencement of these licensing regimes, the Agency has granted in excess of 1 000 licenses and over 280 of these include scheduled emissions to atmosphere, with limit values that require periodic monitoring. The licences also defines the manner in which limits values shall be interpreted for compliance assessment.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-15. The procurement was published on 2020-08-14.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-08-14 Contract notice
2021-01-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-08-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services
Reference number: RFT 174583
Short description:
The EPA has the statutory responsibility in Ireland for the regulation of industrial and waste installations falling within the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency Act and the Waste Management Act. Since the commencement of these licensing regimes, the Agency has granted in excess of 1 000 licenses and over 280 of these include scheduled emissions to atmosphere, with limit values that require periodic monitoring. The licences also defines the manner in which limits values shall be interpreted for compliance assessment.
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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: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services 📦
Additional CPV: Pollution-monitoring devices 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

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: Environmental Protection Agency
Postal address: Headquarters
Postal code: PO Box 3000
Postal town: Johnstown Castle Estate
Contact
Internet address: http://www.epa.ie 🌏
E-mail: d.matthews@epa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 539160600 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172208&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172208&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-09-15 📅
Publication date: 2020-08-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 160-390317
OJ-S issue: 160

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Operators are required to carry out programmes of self-monitoring and report the results to the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE). As part of its regulatory functions and to provide public confidence, the OEE carries out an annual programme of independent monitoring. The OEE wishes to outsource this programme of independent monitoring by means of a competitive tender. The intention is to award a minimum of two separate contracts to two separate contractors. These will both be 1-year contracts, with an option to extend the contracts for two further 1-year periods. The total maximum duration of both of these contracts will be 3 years. They will involve air monitoring at a minimum of 30 EPA licenced sites per year.
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The 1-year monitoring programme is to commence in January 2021. If the contracts are extended for the two further 1-year periods, the project is expected to be completed by December 2023.
The contract will be for a national project, covering the entire country. This tender is for the completion of monitoring at sites, which will require both standard air emissions monitoring and also monitoring of dioxin emissions.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Two 1-year extensions are possible.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As detailed in the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-09-15 📅
Tender opening time: 15:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: David Matthews
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/334 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172208&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Postal town: Dublin
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Source: OJS 2020/S 160-390317 (2020-08-14)
Contract award notice (2021-01-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Place of performance
NUTS region: Eastern and Midland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Headquarters, PO Box 3000

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-25 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 020-047157
Refers to notice: 2020/S 160-390317
OJ-S issue: 20
Additional information
Cost was not the only award criteria.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The EPA has the statutory responsibility in Ireland for the regulation of industrial and waste installations falling within the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency Act and the Waste Management Act. Since the commencement of these licensing regimes, the Agency has granted in excess of 1000 licenses and over 280 of these include scheduled emissions to atmosphere, with limit values that require periodic monitoring. The licences also defines the manner in which limits values shall be interpreted for compliance assessment.
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Operators are required to carry out programmes of self-monitoring, and report the results to the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE). As part of its regulatory functions and to provide public confidence, the OEE carries out an annual programme of independent monitoring. The OEE wishes to outsource this programme of independent monitoring by means of a competitive tender. The intention is to award a minimum of two separate contracts to two separate contractors. These will both be 1-year contracts, with an option to extend the contracts for two further one-year periods. The total maximum duration of both of these contracts will be 3 years. They will involve air monitoring at a minimum of 30 EPA licenced sites per year.
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The 1-year monitoring programme is to commence in January 2021. If the contracts are extended for the two further one-year periods, the project is expected to be completed by December 2023.
The contract will be for a national project, covering the entire country. This tender is for the completion of monitoring at sites, which will require both standard air emissions monitoring, and also monitoring of dioxin emissions.
Additional information: Cost was not the only award criteria.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-01-04 📅
Name: Element Materials Technology Ireland Ltd
National registration number: IE95734520
Postal address: Unit D8, North City Buisness Park, North Road, Finglas
Postal town: Dublin 11
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14438855 📞
E-mail: james.bealing@element.com 📧
Country: Eastern and Midland 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.element.com 🌏
Name: SOCOTEC UK Ltd
National registration number: 864124823
Postal address: SOCOTEC House, Bretby Business Park
Postal town: Burton On Trent
Postal code: Ashby Road
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1283554389 📞
E-mail: socotec.bids@socotec.com 📧
Country: West Midlands (England) 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.socotec.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2021/S 020-047157 (2021-01-25)
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