Irish Water is seeking to establish a high quality sampling and/or analysis service to achieve efficiencies in all commercial laboratory contractual arrangements, to meet regulatory requirements, and to protect public health.
These services will be sub-divided into Two (2) Lots described below as Lot 1 and Lot 2.
Applicants may apply for one, some or all Lots.
For Lots 1 & 2 the successful tenderers may be allocated as “preferred supplier” for a Local Authority Area on the basis of their tenders and there may be a limit on the number of local Authority Areas for which a single supplier achieves preferred supplier status.
It is anticipated that Irish Water will enter into separate framework agreements for each of the following Lots:
Lot 1 - Potable Water Laboratory Testing Services
Lot 1 (a) - Cryptosporidium & Giardia Testing Services
Lot 2 - Waste Water Laboratory Testing Services
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-02-17.
The procurement was published on 2022-01-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“21/041 - A National Multi-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Laboratory Services
21/041”
Products/services: Laboratory services📦
Short description:
“Irish Water is seeking to establish a high quality sampling and/or analysis service to achieve efficiencies in all commercial laboratory contractual...”
Short description
Irish Water is seeking to establish a high quality sampling and/or analysis service to achieve efficiencies in all commercial laboratory contractual arrangements, to meet regulatory requirements, and to protect public health.
These services will be sub-divided into Two (2) Lots described below as Lot 1 and Lot 2.
Applicants may apply for one, some or all Lots.
For Lots 1 & 2 the successful tenderers may be allocated as “preferred supplier” for a Local Authority Area on the basis of their tenders and there may be a limit on the number of local Authority Areas for which a single supplier achieves preferred supplier status.
It is anticipated that Irish Water will enter into separate framework agreements for each of the following Lots:
Lot 1 - Potable Water Laboratory Testing Services
Lot 1 (a) - Cryptosporidium & Giardia Testing Services
Lot 2 - Waste Water Laboratory Testing Services
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Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 - Potable Water Laboratory Testing
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Analysis services📦
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: ireland
Description of the procurement:
“Irish Water requires a complete and fully accredited laboratory testing service for potable water for each individual Local Authority area
Irish Water...”
Description of the procurement
Irish Water requires a complete and fully accredited laboratory testing service for potable water for each individual Local Authority area
Irish Water require potable water laboratory testing services for the following sampling categories:
• Regulatory (i.e. Group A (Check) and Group B (Audit));
• Investigative;
• Operational;
• Emergency.
For each of the categories above, Irish Water may require a combination of Sampling and Testing services (i.e. taking the sample, transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting), a Collection and Testing service (i.e. collection of sample(s) from a designated collection point(s), transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting) and Testing Only (receipt of samples delivered to the suppliers laboratory analysis and reporting).
With regards to the Investigative, Operational, and Emergency categories, Irish Water may also require sampling and/or testing of raw water (i.e. ground water or surface water), and In-Process Water (i.e. samples taken from locations within the treatment process).
Additional Services may be procured through the course of the framework to facilitate various investigative activities including but not limited to the following areas of work:-
• Process Optimisation
• Process Proving / Commissioning
Show more Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: Renewal is for 12 months. Number of possible renewals is 3.
Additional information:
“Submit through the eTenders system before deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in PQQ documents. Tenders that are...”
Additional information
Submit through the eTenders system before deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Thursday 17th February 2022. Help Guides: www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 (a) - Cryptosporidium & Giardia Testing Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Irish Water requires a complete and fully accredited laboratory testing service for Cryptosporidium & Giardia in potable water for each individual Local...”
Description of the procurement
Irish Water requires a complete and fully accredited laboratory testing service for Cryptosporidium & Giardia in potable water for each individual Local Authority area
Irish Water requires Cryptosporidium & Giardia potable water laboratory testing services for the following sampling categories:
• Operational;
• Emergency.
For each of the categories above, Irish Water may require a combination of sampling and testing services
• Sample & Test (taking the sample, transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting),
• Collect & Test (collection of sample(s) from a designated collection point(s), transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting).
• Testing Services (receipt of samples delivered to the suppliers laboratory analysis and reporting)
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Additional information:
“Submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in PQQ documents. Tenders that...”
Additional information
Submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Thursday 17th February 2022. Help Guides: www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 - Waste Water Laboratory Testing Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Irish Water requires a complete and accredited laboratory testing service to meet the compliance (i.e. statutory and regulatory), investigative,...”
Description of the procurement
Irish Water requires a complete and accredited laboratory testing service to meet the compliance (i.e. statutory and regulatory), investigative, operational, and emergency testing requirements for wastewater (influent and effluent), and ambient water (fresh water and coastal water), for each individual Local Authority Area.
Irish Water require waste water laboratory testing services for the following sample categories:
• Compliance (i.e. Regulatory and Statutory);
• Investigative;
• Operational;
• Emergency.
For each of the categories above, Irish Water may require a combination of Sampling and Testing services (i.e. taking the sample, transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting), a Collection and Testing service (i.e. collection of sample(s) from a designated collection point(s), transport to the supplier’s laboratory, analysis and reporting) and Testing Only (receipt of samples delivered to the suppliers laboratory analysis and reporting).
The applicant should also have the capability to undertake analysis of samples from saline waters.
Additional Services may be procured through the course of the framework to facilitate various investigative activities including but not limited to the following areas of work:-
• Process Optimisation
• Process Proving / Commissioning
• Flow and Load Surveys
• Sludge Testing
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Refer to tender documents.
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 for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: N/a
Deposits and guarantees required: N/a
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: N/a
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
Show more Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: N/a
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 109-287908
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-02-17
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no
submissions will be possible after the date & time...”
You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no
submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders
are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later
than 12:00 hrs local time Thursday 17th February 2022.
Show more Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +35 318886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +35 318886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).
Show more Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +35 318886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 015-036499 (2022-01-17)
Contract award notice (2023-07-03) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: Uisce Éireann
URL: http://www.water.ie🌏
Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 22 922 500 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 015-036499
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Potable Water Laboratory Testing
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-06-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅ Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eurofins Environment Testing Ireland Limited
Postal town: Waterford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅
Name: Southern Scientific Services Ltd
Postal town: Kerry
Name: Euro Environmental Management Limited t/a Fitz Scientific
Postal town: Louth
Name: TMS Environment Limited
Postal town: Dublin
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 1 (a) - Cryptosporidium & Giardia Testing Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Saotharlann Chonamara Teoranta T/A Complete Laboratory Solutions
Postal town: Galway
3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot 2 - Waste Water Laboratory Testing Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: T.E.Laboratories Limited
Postal town: Carlow
Source: OJS 2023/S 129-410350 (2023-07-03)