The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-10.
The procurement was published on 2021-03-22.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of a Social Farming Project
RFT 186491
Products/services: Social services📦
Short description:
“The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to...”
Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
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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 400 000 💰
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: 4 possible 12-month renewals.
2️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 💰
3️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 💰
4️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 💰
5️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰
6️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰
7️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 7
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰
8️⃣ Title
Lot Identification Number: 8
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰
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: 2021-05-10
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: 4
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-05-10
17:00 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Between 1 and 5 years.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The contracting authority expects that multiple contracts will be awarded for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 of the request for...”
The contracting authority expects that multiple contracts will be awarded for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 of the request for tender document. The number of contracts awarded will be determined by the number of tenders received and the financial resources available to fund projects. The Department anticipates that it will have an annual budget of EUR 400 000 to fund successful social farming model projects. Each successful project will receive funding up to a maximum of EUR 100 000 per annum. Depending on the funding requirements of the successful projects there may scope to award more than 4 contracts up to a maximum of 8 contracts in total.
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Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 060-151000 (2021-03-22)
Contract award notice (2021-09-23) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Agriculture House
Postal code: Kildare Street
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of a social farming project
RFT 186491
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of a social farming project
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Technical Merit of Initiative
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of proposed team leading the initiative and engagement with stakeholders”
Quality criterion (name): Scale and long-term impact of initiative
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of arrangements for evaluation of the initiative and for management of the relationship with the Contracting Authority”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 0
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 060-151000
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
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: The provision of a social farming project
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-14 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Leitrim Integrated Development Company CLG
Postal address: Curch Street
Postal town: Drumshanbo
Postal code: N41 RF24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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 500 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-12 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: : Down Syndrome Cork
Postal address: Field of Dreams, Clash Road
Postal town: Curraheen
Postal code: T12XH4C
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 462 421 💰
3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 3
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-05 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: South Kerry Development Partnership
Postal address: West Main Street
Postal town: Cahirciveen
Postal code: V23P981
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: IRD Duhallow
Postal address: James O'Keeffe Institute
Postal town: Newmarket
Postal code: Co. Cork
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 421 250 💰
5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 5
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Lot Identification Number: 6
7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Lot Identification Number: 7
8️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Lot Identification Number: 8
Complementary information Additional information
“The Contracting Authority expects that multiple contracts will be awarded for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 of the Request For...”
The Contracting Authority expects that multiple contracts will be awarded for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 of the Request For Tender document. The number of contracts awarded will be determined by the number of tenders received and the financial resources available to fund projects. The Department anticipates that it will have an annual budget of €400,000 to fund successful social farming model projects. Each successful project will receive funding up to a maximum of €100,000 per annum. Depending on the funding requirements of the successful projects there may scope to award more than 4 contracts up to a maximum of 8 contracts in total.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 188-489750 (2021-09-23)