The preparation and provision of research and information to support the working group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the rural water sector. The successful tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the rural water sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the working group in addressing its terms of reference and will provide an overall assessment of the rural water sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being assignment one which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the rural water sector and assignment two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the rural water sector.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-07.
The procurement was published on 2020-08-25.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“The Preparation and Provision of Research and Information to Support the Review of the Rural Water Sector
175048”
Products/services: Research consultancy services📦
Short description:
“The preparation and provision of research and information to support the working group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local...”
Short description
The preparation and provision of research and information to support the working group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the rural water sector. The successful tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the rural water sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the working group in addressing its terms of reference and will provide an overall assessment of the rural water sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being assignment one which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the rural water sector and assignment two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the rural water sector.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 240 000 💰
The preparation and provision of research and information to support the working group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the rural water sector. The successful tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the rural water sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the working group in addressing its terms of reference and will provide an overall assessment of the rural water sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being assignment one which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the rural water sector and assignment two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the rural water sector.
In April 2018, on foot of recommendations of a Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (JOC), the Minister established a working group to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to the rural water services. In its report, the JOC recommended that, the principals of equity of treatment and equivalent financial support should be applied equally between households on public water supplies and those in group water schemes (GWS), group sewerage schemes (GSS), those using domestic wastewater treatment systems (DWWTS) and individual domestic water supplies (IDWS) and that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government should conduct a review in consultation with relevant stakeholders ‘to quantify what additional investment will be required to equalise treatment between those availing of domestic water services and those availing of private services.’
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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 240 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 4 months with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions...”
Description of renewals
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 4 months with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority's obligations at law.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“All of the proposed team members must have attained a level of qualification of at least QQI level 8 (degree level) from an accredited academic institution...”
List and brief description of conditions
All of the proposed team members must have attained a level of qualification of at least QQI level 8 (degree level) from an accredited academic institution in subject(s) relevant to the contract, in a relevant engineering, environmental science, economics, planning, project management, legal or in an analogous discipline, preferably with a water-related component.
And
Academic qualifications of at least one of the other proposed team members must include a QQI level 9 (post-graduate degree) in a relevant engineering, environmental science, economics, planning, project management, legal or in an analogous discipline, preferably with a water-related component, to at least masters level attained from an accredited academic institution.
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Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see procurement documents.
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: 2020-10-07
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-04-07 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-10-08
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place):
“Department of Housing Planning and Local Government, Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo.”
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
“Minimum of two authorised officers from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government or authorised members of the rural water sector working group.”
Complementary information Review body
Name: Department of Housing Planning and Local Government
Postal address: Government Buildings, Co. Mayo
Postal town: Ballina
Postal code: F26E 8N6
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 9624250📞
E-mail: mary.kilcoyne@housing.gov.ie📧
URL: www.housing.gov.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 167-404264 (2020-08-25)
Contract award notice (2021-03-16) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local...”
Short description
The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the Rural Water Sector. The successful tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the Rural Water Sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the Working Group in addressing its Terms of Reference and will provide an overall assessment of the Rural Water Sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being Assignment One which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the Rural Water Sector and Assignment Two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the Rural Water Sector.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 162 086 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local...”
Description of the procurement
The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the Rural Water Sector. The successful Tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the Rural Water Sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the Working Group in addressing its Terms of Reference and will provide an overall assessment of the Rural Water Sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being Assignment One which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the Rural Water Sector and Assignment Two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the Rural Water Sector.
In April 2018, on foot of recommendations of a Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (JOC), the Minister established a Working Group to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to the rural water services. In its report, the JOC recommended that, the principals of equity of treatment and equivalent financial support should be applied equally between households on public water supplies and those in Group Water Schemes (GWS), Group Sewerage Schemes (GSS), those using domestic wastewater treatment systems (DWWTS) and individual domestic water supplies (IDWS) and that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government should conduct a review in consultation with relevant stakeholders ‘to quantify what additional investment will be required to equalise treatment between those availing of domestic water services and those availing of private services.’
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 167-404264
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“The Preparation and Provision of Research and Information to Support the Review of the Rural Water Sector”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-03-12 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: TOBIN Consulting Engineers
National registration number: IE8D22574O
Postal address: Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road
Postal town: Galway
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 91565211📞
E-mail: brian.downes@tobin.ie📧
Fax: +353 91565398 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.tobinconsultingengineers.com🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 240 000 💰
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 162086.00
Highest offer: 341355.00
Complementary information Review body
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Government Buildings
Postal town: Ballina, Co. Mayo
Postal code: F26 E8N6
Source: OJS 2021/S 055-138987 (2021-03-16)