21/041 - A National Multi-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Laboratory Services

Irish Water

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:

Who?

• Irish Water

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-01-17	Contract notice
2023-07-03	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-01-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory services
Reference number: 21/041
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

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory services 📦
Additional CPV: Analysis services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Irish Water
Postal address: Tender Administration, PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street, Ervia
Postal code: Co.Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@water.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214239000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=205322&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=205322&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-02-17 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 015-036499
Refers to notice: 2021/S 109-287908
OJ-S issue: 15
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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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

Title of the lot: Lot 1 - Potable Water Laboratory Testing
Lot number: 1
Short description:

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

Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: Renewal is for 12 months. Number of possible renewals is 3.
Additional information:

Title of the lot: Lot 1 (a) - Cryptosporidium & Giardia Testing Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:

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:

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)

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

Title of the lot: Lot 2 - Waste Water Laboratory Testing Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:

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);

The applicant should also have the capability to undertake analysis of samples from saline waters.

• Flow and Load Surveys

• Sludge Testing

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Refer to tender documents.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: N/A
Contract execution
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 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.

Contract performance conditions: N/A

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Number of participants to be contemplated: 10
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3191327JH
Contact
Contact point: Tender Admin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/129496 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=205322&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
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 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.

Complementary information
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

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)).

Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2022/S 015-036499 (2022-01-17)

Contract award notice (2023-07-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 22 922 500 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Uisce Éireann
Contact
Internet address: http://www.water.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-03 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 129-410350
Refers to notice: 2022/S 015-036499
OJ-S issue: 129

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-06-08 📅
Name: Eurofins Environment Testing Ireland Limited
Postal town: Waterford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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
Name: Saotharlann Chonamara Teoranta T/A Complete Laboratory Solutions
Postal town: Galway
Name: T.E.Laboratories Limited
Postal town: Carlow
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
3
6
Source: OJS 2023/S 129-410350 (2023-07-03)

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