The Preparation and Provision of Research and Information to Support the Review of the Rural Water Sector

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

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:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-08-25 Contract notice
2021-03-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-08-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research consultancy services
Reference number: 175048
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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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: Research consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Drinking water 📦
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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
Postal address: Custom House
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.housing.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: mary.kilcoyne@housing.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 9624250 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172691&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172691&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-07 📅
Publication date: 2020-08-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 167-404264
OJ-S issue: 167
Additional information
Minimum of two authorised officers from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government or authorised members of the rural water sector working group.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 240 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
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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Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
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
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
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.
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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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Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see procurement documents.

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: 2021-04-07 📅
Tender opening date: 2020-10-08 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Department of Housing Planning and Local Government, Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
Additional information:
Minimum of two authorised officers from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government or authorised members of the rural water sector working group.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mary Kilcoyne
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1209 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172691&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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 📧
Internet address: www.housing.gov.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 167-404264 (2020-08-25)
Contract award notice (2021-03-16)
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 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: 162 086 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-16 📅
Publication date: 2021-03-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 055-138987
Refers to notice: 2020/S 167-404264
OJ-S issue: 55

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 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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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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Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-12 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.tobinconsultingengineers.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

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)
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