Please note that this project is subject to funding.
Please note due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, facilitation of all meetings, site visits, clarification meetings, and assessments of samples, etc. (as applicable) is severely impacted.
Where possible the contracting authority will put in place alternative arrangements such as on-line meetings, etc. Likewise, anticipated dates (closing date for receipt of clarifications or tender submissions) may change. Suppliers will be kept fully up to date at all stages through the eTenders messaging system.
1) Participation in the open market consultation that was held as part of the preparation for this procurement is not a prerequisite for submitting a tender.
This procurement is exempted from the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), the EU public procurement directives and the national laws that implement them. This is because it concerns the procurement of R&D services where the benefits do not accrue exclusively to the contracting authority for its use in the conduct of its own affairs.
Publication of this contract notice in the EU Official Journal is not to be understood as a waiver of this exemption. Publication is made on a voluntary basis and the procurement will not follow the procedures under the EU public procurement directives, but rather the procedure described in the tender documentation.
The open procedure was chosen in Section IV.1.1) ‘Procedure’ for formal reasons only. This is because it is not possible to publish a contract notice without selecting one of the listed procedures.
2) Please note that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on
www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
3) Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted.
4) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:
— to enable submission of multiple documents concurrently, download and install the ‘Upload Manager ActiveX’ facility to your eTenders user profile;
— when using the ‘Upload Manager’ facility do not use the ‘Schedule’ option;
— instead, use only the ‘Upload’ option, which will enable monitoring of the upload;
— suppliers who do not use the Upload Manager can upload individual files, however please ensure to allow sufficient time for upload;
— there is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload;
— in order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click ‘Submit Response’. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the ‘Submit Response’ button will be disabled automatically upon expiration of the response deadline;
— suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload and submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary;
— if you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email
etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9 a.m. – 17.30 p.m. GMT)
5) All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on
www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT ID:180686, and must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those that have registered an interest in this notice on
www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 18.00 14 December 2020 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.
6. Please refer to document 'Additional Information’ available to download from
www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 180686 for further additional information.