Provision of Certification and Auditing Services for BIM's Aquaculture and Fisheries Standards and Management of the Continued Accreditation for Current Accredited BIM Certification Standards

Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)

This public procurement competition will be divided into two (2) lots (each a ‘lot’) as described below. Each lot will result in a separate contract.
Lot 1: Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme
An ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification body(s) to manage the continued accreditation and certification process (including auditing services) of BIM’s accredited CQA Programme (as outlined in Section 3 of RFT document).
Lot 2: Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme
A certification body to provide vessel and onshore auditing and manage the certification process (including auditing services) for BIM’s RSS Programme (as outlined in Section 4 of RFT document).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-04-19. The procurement was published on 2021-03-19.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-03-19 Contract notice
2021-07-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-03-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: PO Box No 12, Crofton Road
Postal town: Dún Laoghaire
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement Officer
Phone: +353 12144100 📞
E-mail: tenders@bim.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.bim.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/215 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185027&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185027&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Certification and Auditing Services for BIM's Aquaculture and Fisheries Standards and Management of the Continued Accreditation for Current...”    Show more
Products/services: Certification services 📦
Short description:
“This public procurement competition will be divided into two (2) lots (each a ‘lot’) as described below. Each lot will result in a separate contract. Lot 1:...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 250 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Scope of the procurement
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
“Lot 1 and Lot 2 will be awarded as separate contracts. Tenderers can tender for Lot 1, Lot 2 or Lots 1 and 2.”

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1: Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: System quality assurance assessment and review services 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental quality control services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Republic of Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1: Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme An ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification body(s) to manage the continued accreditation and certification...”    Show more
Award criteria
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 175 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2: Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2: Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme A certification body to provide vessel and onshore auditing and manage the certification process (including...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 75 000 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As per RFT.
Economic and financial standing
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: As per RFT document.
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: 2021-04-19 12:00 📅
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: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-04-19 12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Office of the contracting authority.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Staff of the contracting authority.

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 058-146945 (2021-03-19)
Contract award notice (2021-07-28)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board ( BIM )
Postal address: PO Box No 12,
Postal town: IRL-Dun Laoghaire
Postal code: Crofton Road,
Phone: +353 012144100 📞

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Certification and Auditing services for BIM's Aquaculture and Fisheries Standards and management of the continued accreditation for current...”    Show more
Short description:
“This public procurement competition will be divided into Two (2) lots (each a "lot") as described below. Each lot will result in a separate contract. Lot 1...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 243 200 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme
Description
Main site or place of performance: Republic of Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1 – Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme An ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification body(s) to manage the continued accreditation and certification...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated previous experience and expertise I standards accreditatio and certification of similar aquaculture and/or organic certification programmes”
Quality criterion (weighting): 2500
Quality criterion (name):
“Proposed clear methodology and approach including capacity to deliver teh required services (supported by a high-level Project Implementation Plan)”
Quality criterion (weighting): 2250
Quality criterion (name):
“Qualifications ad experience of proposed key Personnel and Auditors (evidenced by way of CV(s)”
Price (weighting): 3000
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
Title: Lot 2 Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2 – Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme A certification body to provide vessel and onshore auditing and manage the certification process (including...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Proposed clear methodology and approach including capacity to deliver the required services (supported by a high-level Project Implementation Plan)”
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated working knowledge and expertise of the Irish fisheries sector and a working knowledge of environmental management systems in wild fisheries.”
Quality criterion (name): Qualifications and experience of proposed Key Personnel (supported by CV’s).

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 058-146945

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 Certified Quality Aquaculture Programme
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-03 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Global Trust Certification Ltd
National registration number: IE6327402U
Postal address: Block 3 Quayside Business Park
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: Mill St
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 419320912 📞
E-mail: estedman@nsf.org 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 177 200 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 170 400 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 Responsibly Sourced Seafood Programme
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 72 800 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 72 800 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Source: OJS 2021/S 147-391904 (2021-07-28)