Producer Responsibility Initiatives — Technical Support to the EPA for Enforcement of the WEEE Regulations — B2B Producers

Environmental Protection Agency

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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-13 Contract notice
2021-02-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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 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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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 services 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental management 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: South-East 🏙️

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: m.owens@epa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214860801 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178169&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178169&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-12-14 📅
Publication date: 2020-11-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 225-553783
OJ-S issue: 225

Object
Scope of the procurement
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.
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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 total value: 350 000 EUR 💰
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. The Producer Responsibility team in the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) is responsible for the enforcement of many aspects of these regulations.
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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.
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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.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months

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: 10:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-12-14 📅
Tender opening time: 10:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Michael Owens
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=178169&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
Postal town: As applicable
Source: OJS 2020/S 225-553783 (2020-11-13)
Contract award notice (2021-02-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 229 598 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Headquarters, PO Box 3000

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-11 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 032-080423
Refers to notice: 2020/S 225-553783
OJ-S issue: 32
Additional information
Cost was not the only award criterion.

Object
Scope of the procurement
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. The Producer Responsibility team in the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) is responsible for the enforcement of many aspects of these regulations.
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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.
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Additional information: Cost was not the only award criterion.

Procedure
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate
Cost criterion (weighting): 20 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-01-25 📅
Name: Certification Europe
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Eastern and Midland 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 229 598 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2021/S 032-080423 (2021-02-11)
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