Single Party Framework Agreement for a Service Provider for the Control of Weeds on Roads in Dublin City Council 2020-2023

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council proposes to award a framework agreement for 4 years, for the provision of weed control service. The successful tenderer will treat visible growth as specified within the contract.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-10. The procurement was published on 2020-01-06.

Suppliers

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

• Greentown Environmental Ltd

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

• Weed-clearance services › Weed-killing services

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-01-06	Contract notice
2020-09-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Weed-clearance services
Short description:

Dublin City Council proposes to award a framework agreement for 4 years, for the provision of weed control service. The successful tenderer will treat visible growth as specified within the contract.

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: Weed-clearance services 📦
Additional CPV: Weed-killing services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dublincity.ie 🌏
E-mail: sev.hession@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12226196 📞
Fax: +353 12222689 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156048&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156048&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-02-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-01-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 006-008756
OJ-S issue: 6
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT IP 159338.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

Dublin City Council are seeking tenders for alternatives methods for the control of weeds other than the use of glyphosate.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of options:

Dublin City Council wishes to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of a service for the control of weeds on public roads, laneways, footways, medians and other areas taken in charge by Dublin City Council for a one year period initially to cover 2020 which will be subject to demand and budget availability. There will be an option to renew the framework agreement for three periods of one year to cover 2021, 2022 and 2023. Following expiry of the first year (and subsequent years) of the framework agreement, matters such as service performance and the continued strategic appropriateness of the agreement will be assessed in order to determine whether subsequent framework agreement(s) will be renewed.

Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT IP 159338.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin City Council Administrative Area.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using FFT IP 159338.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-02-10 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ksawery Hession
Internet address: www.dublincity.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156048&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2024

1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Act;

2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all subcontractors (if applicable) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the revenue commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement of suitability from the revenue commissioners will be required;

3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications;

4) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;

5) Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

6) The framework agreement is primarily for use by the road maintenance services division but other departments within Dublin City Council may use it;

7) 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 document. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload,

— should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the 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);

8) Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language;

9) Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);

10) Appeals procedure: the body to whom appeals should be addressed is – The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7;

11) All queries regarding this tender must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT 159338) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal 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 12.00 noon on 27.1.2020 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties;

12) Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2020/S 006-008756 (2020-01-06)

Contract award notice (2020-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Dublin City Council proposes to award a framework agreement for four years, for the provision of weed control service. The successful tenderer will treat visible growth as specified within the contract.

Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin 8

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-21 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 187-451575
Refers to notice: 2020/S 006-008756
OJ-S issue: 187

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options:

Dublin City Council wishes to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of a service for the control of weeds on public roads, laneways, footways, medians and other areas taken in charge by Dublin City Council for a one year period initially to cover 2020 which will be subject to demand and budget availability. There will be an option to renew the framework agreement for three periods of 1 year to cover 2021, 2022 and 2023. Following expiry of the first year (and subsequent years) of the framework agreement, matters such as service performance and the continued strategic appropriateness of the agreement will be assessed in order to determine whether subsequent framework agreement(s) will be renewed.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service
Quality criterion (weighting): 70 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-06-18 📅
Name: Greentown Environmental Ltd
Postal address: 65a Marble Arch Road, Florence Court
Postal town: Enniskillen
Postal code: BT92 IDE
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Reference
Additional information

2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all subcontractors (if applicable) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12-month basis. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

6) The framework agreement is primarily for use by the road maintenance services division but other departments within Dublin City Council may use it.

• 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 document. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload;

• should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT).

8) Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

9) Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

10) Appeals procedure: the body to whom appeals should be addressed is — the High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

11) All queries regarding this tender must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT 159338) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal 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 12.00 noon on 27 January 2020 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 187-451575 (2020-09-21)

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