In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No 149 of 2014) – the WEEE regulations.
B2B producers can only self-comply with the regulations. The EPA is directly responsible for enforcement of B2B producer obligations.
The EPA intends to appoint a contractor to provide support services to the EPA for enforcement of the WEEE regulations as they apply to B2B producers including assessment of submissions, audit campaigns and provision of compliance guidance and assistance to the producers.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-12-14.
The procurement was published on 2020-11-13.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Producer Responsibility Initiatives — Technical Support to the EPA for Enforcement of the WEEE Regulations — B2B Producers”
Products/services: Environmental services📦
Short description:
“In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste...”
Short description
In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No 149 of 2014) – the WEEE regulations.
B2B producers can only self-comply with the regulations. The EPA is directly responsible for enforcement of B2B producer obligations.
The EPA intends to appoint a contractor to provide support services to the EPA for enforcement of the WEEE regulations as they apply to B2B producers including assessment of submissions, audit campaigns and provision of compliance guidance and assistance to the producers.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 350 000 💰
In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No 149 of 2014) — the WEEE regulations. The Producer Responsibility team in the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) is responsible for the enforcement of many aspects of these regulations.
To achieve compliance with their remaining legal obligations under the WEEE regulations, B2C producers can join one of the two national compliance schemes. Currently B2B producers can only self-comply with the regulations.
The EPA is directly responsible for enforcement of B2B producer obligations. Self-complying B2B producers must submit WEEE Waste Management Plans and Reports to the EPA. A plan is required every 3 years while a report is required annually.
After submission, the plans and reports are assessed for adequacy and accuracy before they can be approved by the EPA. The verified data is then forwarded for inclusion in reports as outlined above. An annual audit campaign of a selected number (approx. 60) B2B producers is also carried out. These audits are a very useful way of verifying the adequacy of submissions but are also used to check compliance generally in the sector.
Assessing plans and reports and the implementation of the annual audit campaign goes on throughout the year and requires continual communication and dialogue with stakeholders as well as with statutory bodies such the Producer Register Ltd, the compliance schemes and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, where required.
The EPA intends to appoint a contractor to provide support services to the EPA for enforcement of the WEEE regulations as they apply to B2B producers including assessment of submissions, audit campaigns and provision of compliance guidance and assistance to the producers.
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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 350 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
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: 2020-12-14
10:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-12-14
10:00 📅
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 225-553783 (2020-11-13)
Contract award notice (2021-02-11) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Headquarters, PO Box 3000
Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 229 598 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste...”
Description of the procurement
In Ireland, the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is underpinned by the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No 149 of 2014) – the WEEE regulations. The Producer Responsibility team in the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) is responsible for the enforcement of many aspects of these regulations.
To achieve compliance with their remaining legal obligations under the WEEE regulations, B2C producers can join one of the two national compliance schemes. Currently B2B producers can only self-comply with the regulations.
The EPA is directly responsible for enforcement of B2B producer obligations. Self-complying B2B producers must submit WEEE Waste Management Plans and Reports to the EPA. A plan is required every 3 years while a report is required annually.
After submission, the plans and reports are assessed for adequacy and accuracy before they can be approved by the EPA. The verified data is then forwarded for inclusion in reports as outlined above. An annual audit campaign of a selected number (approx. 60) B2B producers is also carried out. These audits are a very useful way of verifying the adequacy of submissions but are also used to check compliance generally in the sector.
Assessing plans and reports and the implementation of the annual audit campaign goes on throughout the year and requires continual communication and dialogue with stakeholders as well as with statutory bodies such the Producer Register Ltd., the compliance schemes and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, where required.
The EPA intends to appoint a contractor to provide support services to the EPA for enforcement of the WEEE regulations as they apply to B2B producers including assessment of submissions, audit campaigns and provision of compliance guidance and assistance to the producers.
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Cost criterion (name): Ultimate
Cost criterion (weighting): 20 %
Description
Additional information: Cost was not the only award criterion.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 225-553783
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Producer Responsibility Initiatives — Technical Support to the EPA for Enforcement of the WEEE Regulations — B2B Producers”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-01-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Certification Europe
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Eastern and Midland🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 229 598 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 229 598 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 032-080423 (2021-02-11)