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:

Who? What? Where?
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)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory services
Short description:
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...  Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Postal address: Agriculture House
Postal code: Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: denise.flood@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16072310 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 110-289332
OJ-S issue: 110

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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...  Show more
The national soil sampling will focus on:
Show more (3)
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.
Estimated total value: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: 2 one year extensions.
Name of EU-financed project or programme: The Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under Article 51 of the regulation.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2021-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Denise Flood
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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
Reference number: RFT 192057
Short description:
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...  Show more
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-06-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 121-321267
Refers to notice: 2021/S 110-289332
OJ-S issue: 121
Additional information
In 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...  Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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...  Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 121-321267 (2021-06-22)
Contract award notice (2022-09-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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...  Show more
Total value of the procurement: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: ted.massey@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 539163400 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-09-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 180-510171
OJ-S issue: 180

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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...  Show more
โ€ข Macro- and micronutrients for agronomic advice and water quality risk assessment.
Show more (2)
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
Name of EU-financed project or programme: the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022 (RDP) under Article 51 of the regulation

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Project Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Logistics and Customer Support
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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Cawood Scientific Ltd
Postal address: Coopers Bridge, Braxiers Lane,
Postal town: Bracknell
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Name: IAS Laboratories
Postal address: Unit 4, Bagenalstown Business Park,
Postal town: Moneybeg
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Name: Farmeye
Postal address: Onagh,
Postal town: Taughmaconnell
Total value of the procurement: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ted Massey
Source: OJS 2022/S 180-510171 (2022-09-14)