Tender for the Supply of Bulk Salt-based Products

Irish Prison Service

Irish Prison Services propose to establish two single party frameworks for the supply of bulk salt products in the following two lots:
• Lot 1: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts,
• Lot 2: De Icing Salt/Grit — for winter maintenance.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-16. The procurement was published on 2020-05-15.

Suppliers

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

• Chemco Ireland Ltd

Who?

• Irish Prison Service

What?

• Office furniture › Water softeners
• Salt and pure sodium chloride › Rock salt
• Toll equipment › Road salt
• Various chemical products › Water-treatment chemicals

Where?

• Ireland › Eastern and Midland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-05-15	Contract notice
2020-09-10	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Water softeners
Reference number: IPS/20/05
Short description:

Irish Prison Services propose to establish two single party frameworks for the supply of bulk salt products in the following two lots: • Lot 1: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts, • Lot 2: De Icing Salt/Grit — for winter maintenance.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Water softeners 📦
Additional CPV: Rock salt 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Irish Prison Service
Postal address: IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road
Postal town: Longford
Contact
Internet address: http://1 🌏
E-mail: procurement@irishprisons.ie 📧
Phone: +353 433335100 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166568&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166568&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-06-16 📅
Publication date: 2020-05-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 098-233179
OJ-S issue: 98
Additional information

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 RFT ID 169274.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Irish Prison Services propose to establish two single party frameworks for the supply of bulk salt products in the following two lots:

• Lot 1: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts,

• Lot 2: De Icing Salt/Grit — for winter maintenance.

Estimated total value: 700 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Tender for the supply of bulk salts to be used in central and localised water softening systems in bulk and also in 25 kg bags.

Further details available in the tender documentation.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:

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 RFT ID 169274.

Title of the lot: De Icing Salt/Grit — for Winter Maintenance
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Tender for the supply of deicing salts/road grid to be used to neutralise the effects of ice on roads and footpaths during the winter period. Spread by mechanical and physical (manual) means.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

As detailed in tender docuement.

All over IRELAND.

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

As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 169274.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-06-16 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00
Place: Tender box will be opened virtually on the eTenders platform due to the restrictions caused by Covid-19.
Additional information:

A member of the IPS procurement team and the IPS Estates team will open the tender box.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/214 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166568&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on eTenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

3) 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).

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:145645) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

10) 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.

11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886000 📠
Information about review deadlines:

The contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.

Source: OJS 2020/S 098-233179 (2020-05-15)

Contract award notice (2020-09-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Irish Prison Services propose to establish two single party frameworks for the supply of bulk salt products in the following two lots: • Lot 1: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts • Lot 2: De-icing Salt/Grit – for Winter Maintenance.

Total value of the procurement: 700 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 179-431878
Refers to notice: 2020/S 098-233179
OJ-S issue: 179
Additional information

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 RFT ID 169274

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

• Lot 1: Pure Dried Vacuum Salts and Water Softening Salts

• Lot 2: De-icing Salt/Grit – for Winter Maintenance.

Further details available in the Tender documentation.

Additional information:

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 RFT ID 169274

Title of the lot: De-icing Salt/Grit – for Winter Maintenance
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

As detailed in tender document.

All over Ireland.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Account/contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Methodology to fulfill requirements
Price (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Proposed methodology for fulfillment

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-09-10 📅
Name: Chemco Ireland Ltd
Postal address: Unit 2, Stadium Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Cappagh
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 450 000 EUR 💰
Postal address: Unit 2, Stadium Business Park, Ballycoolin Road
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on eTenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;

3) 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);

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;

Source: OJS 2020/S 179-431878 (2020-09-10)

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