The Farm Environmental Study (FES) Programme objective is to develop a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with additional environmental parameters. The programme will focus on:
• a data collating exercise bringing together existing national databases on habitats and biodiversity in order to produce an individual farm level data inventory and map;
• a farm level survey of habitats both agriculturally productive and semi-natural in order to establish proportion cover at the farm scale;
• the condition of selected semi-natural habitats in relation to biodiversity value.
The FES will generate a database of habitat and biodiversity data at farm level. A combination of a desk-based data collation exercise in combination with a targeted farm survey will be used to identify areas of productive land, marginal or extensively managed land, semi-natural habitats, and other areas of biodiversity potential at the farm scale.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-02.
The procurement was published on 2021-05-28.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: A Pilot Farm Environmental Study Programme
RFT 189190
Products/services: Environmental services📦
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“The Farm Environmental Study (FES) Programme objective is to develop a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with...”
Short description
The Farm Environmental Study (FES) Programme objective is to develop a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with additional environmental parameters. The programme will focus on:
• a data collating exercise bringing together existing national databases on habitats and biodiversity in order to produce an individual farm level data inventory and map;
• a farm level survey of habitats both agriculturally productive and semi-natural in order to establish proportion cover at the farm scale;
• the condition of selected semi-natural habitats in relation to biodiversity value.
The FES will generate a database of habitat and biodiversity data at farm level. A combination of a desk-based data collation exercise in combination with a targeted farm survey will be used to identify areas of productive land, marginal or extensively managed land, semi-natural habitats, and other areas of biodiversity potential at the farm scale.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
The objective of The Farm Environmental Study (FES) Programme is to develop a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with additional environmental parameters. The programme will focus on:
• a data collating exercise bringing together existing national databases on habitats and biodiversity in order to produce an individual farm level data inventory and map;
• a farm level survey of habitats both agriculturally productive and semi-natural in order to establish proportion cover at the farm scale;
• the condition of selected semi-natural habitats in relation to biodiversity value.
The FES will generate a database of habitat and biodiversity data at the farm level. A combination of a desk-based data collation exercise in combination with a targeted farm survey will be used to identify areas of productive land, marginal or extensively managed land, semi-natural habitats, and other areas of biodiversity potential at the farm scale. End use will be a GIS platform where the standard national datasets (e.g. NATURA 2000, EPA Watercourses, EPA Pollution impact Potential Maps, Teagasc Soils,), and data gathered from FES will be available as layers to allow for interrogation of environmental data. The database will provide the scope for a comprehensive analysis of farm habitat and biodiversity and a baseline for future targeting of agri-environmental schemes and measures.
The successful tenderer will act as coordinator responsible for development, design and rollout of a pilot FES survey which will form the preparation phase for the national roll out of FES. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the monitoring, controlling and evaluating the project on an on-going basis.
The pilot will consist of 4 phases:
1) Advisor training;
2) Farm habitat survey;
3) GIS database preparation;
4) Advisor to Farmer knowledge exchange.
The successful tenderer must design, develop and cost appropriate interventions to carry out these four phases.
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Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
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: 2 possible 6-month renewals.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the 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: 2021-07-02
17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-02
17:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 105-276648 (2021-05-28)
Additional information (2021-07-01)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 105-276648
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time Limit for Receipt of Tenders or Request to Participate
Old value
Date: 2021-07-02 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2021-07-09 📅
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for Opening Tenders
Old value
Date: 2021-07-02 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2021-07-09 📅
Time: 17:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 128-340614 (2021-07-01)