The Delivery and Provision of the Pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme in accordance with Specified Requirements

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The pilot soil sampling and analysis programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under Article 51 of the regulation. It will develop a national baseline of soil parameters (and soil health indicators) at a scale immediately applicable on an agronomic level.
The national soil sampling will focus on:
โ€ข macro- and micronutrients for agronomic advice and water quality risk assessment;
โ€ข soil carbon(C) relating primarily improving climate objectives and soil health;
โ€ข soil pathogen assessment as a biosecurity measure for policy guidance.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-06. The procurement was published on 2021-06-04.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-04 Contract notice
2021-06-22 Additional information
2022-09-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-04)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Agriculture House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Denise Flood
Phone: +353 16072310 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: denise.flood@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe Delivery and Provision of the Pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme in accordance with Specified Requirementsโ€
Products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe pilot soil sampling and analysis programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Agricultural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe pilot soil sampling and analysis programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under...โ€    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 10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: 2 one year extensions.
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
โ€œThe Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under Article 51 of the regulation.โ€

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-06 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-06 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 110-289332 (2021-06-04)
Additional information (2021-06-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe Delivery and Provision of the Pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme in accordance with Specified Requirements RFT 192057โ€
Short description:
โ€œThe pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 110-289332

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 requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2021-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2021-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
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 of tenders
Old value
Date: 2021-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2021-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Other additional information

โ€œIn line with the revision of the tender submission deadline, the query/clarification deadline will now be set at 3 July 2021 at 17.00 local time. This new...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 121-321267 (2021-06-22)
Contract award notice (2022-09-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact person: Ted Massey
Phone: +353 539163400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ted.massey@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe delivery and provision of the pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme in accordance with specified requirements RFT 192057โ€
Short description:
โ€œThe pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme is co-funded by the EU and national exchequer under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Project Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Logistics and Customer Support
Quality criterion (name): Data Management and IT
Quality criterion (weighting): 160
Quality criterion (name): Technical and Professional Criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 120
Quality criterion (name): Soil Sampling
Quality criterion (weighting): 240
Quality criterion (name): Laboratory Analysis
Quality criterion (weighting): 500
Quality criterion (name): Managment of the client relationship
Cost criterion (name): All inclusive cost per sample
Cost criterion (weighting): 565
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
โ€œthe Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under Article 51 of the regulationโ€

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 110-289332
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:
โ€œhe delivery and provision of the pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme in accordance with specified requirementsโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cawood Scientific Ltd
Postal address: Coopers Bridge, Braxiers Lane,
Postal town: Bracknell
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Name: IAS Laboratories
Postal address: Unit 4, Bagenalstown Business Park,
Postal town: Moneybeg
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Name: Farmeye
Postal address: Onagh,
Postal town: Taughmaconnell
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 180-510171 (2022-09-14)