Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of in the residual waste bin. There is an opportunity to bring sustainability into this area, to reduce the amount of non-recyclable and single-use plastic packaging in the provision of school meals and to look at potential new business models such as reusable packaging. This framework covers two phases of the SBIR competition — Phase 1 (technical feasibility) and Phase 2A (development and prototype demonstration).
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-19.
The procurement was published on 2020-06-24.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Innovating for Soft Plastic in a Circular Economy
171736
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services📦
Short description:
“Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a...”
Short description
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of in the residual waste bin. There is an opportunity to bring sustainability into this area, to reduce the amount of non-recyclable and single-use plastic packaging in the provision of school meals and to look at potential new business models such as reusable packaging. This framework covers two phases of the SBIR competition — Phase 1 (technical feasibility) and Phase 2A (development and prototype demonstration).
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 195 122 💰
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP), which involves the purchase of research by a Government entity undertaken with the objective of stimulating innovation that the contracting authority or some other party may benefit from at a later stage when goods or services not currently available are developed from the outcomes of the research.
The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of in the residual waste bin. There is an opportunity to bring sustainability into this area, to reduce the amount of non-recyclable and single-use plastic packaging in the provision of school meals and to look at potential new business models such as reusable packaging.
This framework covers two phases of the SBIR competition - Phase 1 (technical feasibility) and Phase 2A (development and prototype demonstration). Phase 2A is dependent on successful completion of Phase 1 and may be awarded to selected Phase 1 contractors only. Phase 2B is at the sole discretion of the Challenge Owner for companies that successfully complete Phase 2A, where invitations to contract for further research and developing solutions are proposed.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 195 122 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 10
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As detailed in the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie” Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-08-19
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-08-19
12:00 📅
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📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: As applicable
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 123-301787 (2020-06-24)
Contract award notice (2020-12-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a...”
Short description
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of in the residual waste bin. There is an opportunity to bring sustainability into this area, to reduce the amount of non-recyclable and single-use plastic packaging in the provision of school meals and to look at potential new business models such as reusable packaging. This framework covers two phases of the SBIR competition - Phase 1 (technical feasibility) and Phase 2A (development and prototype demonstration).
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 19 995 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP), which involves the purchase of research by a...”
Description of the procurement
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP), which involves the purchase of research by a Government entity undertaken with the objective of stimulating innovation that the contracting authority or some other party may benefit from at a later stage when goods or services not currently available are developed from the outcomes of the research.
The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of in the residual waste bin. There is an opportunity to bring sustainability into this area, to reduce the amount of non-recyclable and single-use plastic packaging in the provision of school meals and to look at potential new business models such as reusable packaging.
This framework covers two phases of the SBIR competition — Phase 1 (technical feasibility) and Phase 2A (development and prototype demonstration). Phase 2A is dependent on successful completion of Phase 1 and may be awarded to selected Phase 1 contractors only. Phase 2B is at the sole discretion of the Challenge Owner for companies that successfully complete Phase 2A, where invitations to contract for further research and developing solutions are proposed.
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Quality criterion (name): Addressing the challenge and commercial potential (30)
Quality criterion (weighting): 19
Quality criterion (name): Technical solution (30)
Quality criterion (name): Resources, skills and experience and project management (40)
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Cost criterion (name): How appropriate is the proposal financially?
Cost criterion (weighting): 5
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 123-301787
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 171736
Title: Innovating for Soft Plastic in a Circular Economy
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-03-23 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Radical Innovations Group AB
National registration number: FI28901265
Postal address: Företagaregatan 17
Postal town: Vaasa
Postal code: 65380
Country: Finland 🇫🇮
Phone: +358 503030712📞
E-mail: ksankaran@rigv.fi📧
Region: Suomi/Finland 🏙️
URL: http://www.rigv.fi🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 19995.00
Highest offer: 20000.00
Source: OJS 2020/S 247-613703 (2020-12-14)