Laboratory testing services for products in accordance with the EU Ecodesign Directive, the EU Energy Labelling Regulation and the EU Tyre Labelling Regulation

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The objective of this RFT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish a Framework to facilitate laboratory testing of products under:
– Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC (and relevant implementing measures)
– Energy Labelling Regulation 2017/1369 (and relevant delegated acts)
– Tyre Labelling Regulation 2020/740
The Framework is divided into ten lots relating to a wide range of Product ‘types’ that are described in each lot and broadly reflects the categorisation and terminology used in the relevant legislative instruments.
Lot 1 Lighting Category
Lot 2 Air Conditioning and Ventilation Category
Lot 3 Heat Pump Heating Category
Lot 4 Other Heating Category
Lot 5 Solid fuel Heating Category
Lot 6 Appliances Category
Lot 7 Refrigeration Category
Lot 8 Pumps and Motors Category
Lot 9 ICT Category
Lot 10 Tyres Category
For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-22. The procurement was published on 2022-03-11.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who?

• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-03-11	Contract notice
2023-03-09	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical inspection and testing services
Reference number: Laboratory Testing for Products
Short description:

The objective of this RFT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish a Framework to facilitate laboratory testing of products under: – Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC (and relevant implementing measures) – Energy Labelling Regulation 2017/1369 (and relevant delegated acts) – Tyre Labelling Regulation 2020/740 The Framework is divided into ten lots relating to a wide range of Product ‘types’ that are described in each lot and broadly reflects the categorisation and terminology used in the relevant legislative instruments. Lot 1 Lighting Category Lot 2 Air Conditioning and Ventilation Category Lot 3 Heat Pump Heating Category Lot 4 Other Heating Category Lot 5 Solid fuel Heating Category Lot 6 Appliances Category Lot 7 Refrigeration Category Lot 8 Pumps and Motors Category Lot 9 ICT Category Lot 10 Tyres Category For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

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: Technical inspection and testing services 📦
Additional CPV: Energy and related services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Postal address: Three Park Place Upper Hatch Street
Postal code: D02 FX65
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18082124 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209475&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209475&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-22 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 053-138412
OJ-S issue: 53
Additional information
For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The objective of this RFT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish a Framework to facilitate laboratory testing of products under:

– Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC (and relevant implementing measures)

– Energy Labelling Regulation 2017/1369 (and relevant delegated acts)

– Tyre Labelling Regulation 2020/740

The Framework is divided into ten lots relating to a wide range of Product ‘types’ that are described in each lot and broadly reflects the categorisation and terminology used in the relevant legislative instruments.

Lot 1 Lighting Category

Lot 2 Air Conditioning and Ventilation Category

Lot 3 Heat Pump Heating Category

Lot 4 Other Heating Category

Lot 5 Solid fuel Heating Category

Lot 6 Appliances Category

Lot 7 Refrigeration Category

Lot 8 Pumps and Motors Category

Lot 9 ICT Category

Lot 10 Tyres Category

For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Estimated total value: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1 Lighting
Lot number: 1
Short description:

Lot 1 Lighting Category covering two product types: Light sources; and Separate Control Gear.

The objective of this RFT is to invite proposals from suitably qualified services providers to establish a Framework to facilitate laboratory testing of products within the scope of the:

The Framework is divided into ten lots relating to a wide range of product types, covered by specific ecodesign, energy labelling and tyre labelling legislative instruments.

Applicable European Product Legislation for this Lot is outlined below:

Testing lighting products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for light sources and separate control gears pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 244/2009, (EC) No 245/2009 and (EU) No 1194/2012 (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of light sources and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012 (as amended)

Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

SEAI will initially award a Framework Agreement for a term of two year(s) (“the Term”) which, subject to satisfactory performance, organisational needs and budget availability, may be extended for up to two consecutive periods of twelve months each on the same terms and conditions.

Name of EU-financed project or programme: Erdf
Additional information: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Title of the lot: Lot 2 Air Conditioning and Ventilation
Lot number: 2
Short description:

Lot 2 Air Conditioning and Ventilation Category covering four product types: Air conditioners; Air heating and cooling product; Fans; and Ventilation units.

Testing air conditioning & air heating and cooling products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners (as amended)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 of 30 November 2016 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to ecodesign requirements for air heating products, cooling products, high temperature process chillers and fan coil units (as amended)

Testing fan products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011 of 30 March 2011 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW (as amended)

Testing ventilation products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2014 of 7 July 2014 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for ventilation units (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1254/2014 of 11 July 2014 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of residential ventilation units (as amended)

Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Description of renewals: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Title of the lot: Lot 3 Heat Pump Heating
Lot number: 3
Short description:

Lot 3 Heat Pump Heating Category covering the following product types: Heat pump space and combination heaters; and Heat pump water heaters.

Testing Heat Pump space and combination heater products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 of 2 August 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for space heaters and combination heaters (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 811/2013 of 18 February 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of space heaters, combination heaters, packages of space heater, temperature control and solar device and packages of combination heater, temperature control and solar device (as amended)

Testing Heat pump water heater products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 of 2 August 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water heaters and hot water storage tanks (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 812/2013 of 18 February 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of water heaters, hot water storage tanks and packages of water heater and solar device (as amended)

Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 4 Other Heating
Lot number: 4
Short description:

Lot 4 Other Heating Category covering the following product types: Non-heat pump space and combination heaters; Non-heat pump water heaters; Hot water storage tanks; and Local space heaters.

Testing non-heat pump space and combination heater products to verify compliance with:

Testing non heat pump water heaters & storage tank products to verify compliance with:

Testing local space heater products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/1188 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to ecodesign requirements for local space heaters (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1186 of 24 April 2015 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to the energy labelling of local space heaters (as amended)

Title of the lot: Lot 5 Solid Fuel Heating
Lot number: 5
Short description:

Lot 5 Solid fuel Heating Category covering two product types: Solid fuel local space heaters; and Solid fuel boilers.

Testing solid fuel local space heater products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1185 of 24 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space heaters (as amended)

Test solid fuel boiler products to verify compliance with:

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1187 of 27 April 2015 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU with regard to energy labelling of solid fuel boilers and packages of a solid fuel boiler, supplementary heaters, temperature controls and solar devices (as amended)

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1189 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC with regard to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel boilers (as amended)

Title of the lot: Lot 6 Appliances
Lot number: 6
Short description:

Lot 6 Appliances Category covering five product types: Dishwashers; Washing machines and washer dryers; Tumble dryers; Ovens and Hobs; and Range hoods.

Testing dishwasher products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 (as amended)

Testing washing machine and washer-dryer products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and household washer-dryers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines and household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010 and Commission Directive 96/60/EC (as amended)

Testing tumble drier products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 932/2012 of 3 October 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household tumble driers (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012 of 1 March 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household tumble driers (as amended)

Testing domestic oven and range hood products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014 of 14 January 2014 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014 of 1 October 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of domestic ovens and range hoods (as amended)

Testing hob products to verify compliance with:

Description of renewals: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie
Additional information: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie
Title of the lot: Lot 7 Refrigeration
Lot number: 7
Short description:

Lot 7 Refrigeration Category covering three product types: Refrigeration (household); Refrigeration with direct sales function; and Professional Refrigeration

Testing refrigerating appliance products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 (as amended)

Testing refrigerating appliance with a direct sales function products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2024 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2018 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (as amended)

Testing professional refrigerated storage cabinet, blast cabinet, condensing unit and process chiller products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1095 of 5 May 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1094 of 5 May 2015 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of professional refrigerated storage cabinets (as amended)

Title of the lot: Lot 8 Pumps and Motors
Lot number: 8
Short description:

Lot 8 Pumps and Motors Category covering three product types: Electric motors and variable speed drives; Water pumps; and Circulators.

Testing electric motor and VSD products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 (as amended)

Testing water pump products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2012 of 25 June 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water pumps (as amended)

Testing circulators products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products (as amended)

Title of the lot: Lot 9 ICT
Lot number: 9
Short description:

Lot 9 ICT Category covering four product types: Electronic displays; Standby, off mode & networked standby; Computers; and External power supplies.

Testing electronic display products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2021 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 (as amended)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (as amended)

Testing electronic household and office equipment products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment (as amended)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2013 of 22 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions

Testing computer products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 617/2013 of 26 June 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for computers and computer servers (as amended)

Testing external power supply products to verify compliance with:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009

Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 10 Tyres
Lot number: 10
Short description:

Lot 10 Tyres Category covering three product types: C1 tyres; C2 tyres; and C3 tyres.

Testing tyre products to verify compliance with:

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (as amended)

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 40
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2022-04-22 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9607090 O
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Pirkl
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209475&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines: For further information please see Request for Tender at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: High Court, Four Courts
Source: OJS 2022/S 053-138412 (2022-03-11)

Contract award notice (2023-03-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2023-03-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 052-154580
Refers to notice: 2022/S 053-138412
OJ-S issue: 52

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and technical merit of the organisation and proposed team.
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name): The facilities and relevant equipment to undertake the testing
Quality criterion (weighting): 1500
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach proposed to service delivery
Cost criterion (name): Price of Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 4000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-10 📅
Name: Laborelec NV
Postal address: Rodestraat 125
Postal town: Linkebeek
Country: Belgium 🇧🇪
Total value of the procurement: 150 000 EUR 💰
Name: TUEV SUED Industrie Service GmbH
Postal address: Westendstr. 199
Postal town: Munich
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Total value of the procurement: 100 000 EUR 💰
Name: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Postal address: AIT Giefinggasse 4 -1210
Postal town: Vienna
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Total value of the procurement: 300 000 EUR 💰
Name: Enertek International Limited
Postal address: 1 Malmo Road, Sutton Fields
Postal town: Kingston upon Hull
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Name: Centro de ensayos, innovación y servicios (ceis) s.l.
Postal address: Ctra. Villaviciosa de Odón a Móstoles, KM 1.5 - 28935
Postal town: Madrid
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Name: VDE Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut GmbH
Postal address: Merianstrasse 28
Postal town: Offenbach
Name: Re/Gent B.V.
Postal address: Lage Dijk 22
Postal town: Helmond
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Total value of the procurement: 200 000 EUR 💰
Name: OST-Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Warmepumpen-Testzentrum WPZ
Postal address: Werdenbergstrasse 4
Postal town: Buchs
Country: Switzerland 🇨🇭
Name: UNION TECHNIQUE DE l'AUTOMOBILE, DU CYCLE ET DU MOTOCYCLE (UTAC)
Postal address: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery, Avenue Georges Boillot
Postal town: Linas
Country: France 🇫🇷
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
1
3
Source: OJS 2023/S 052-154580 (2023-03-09)

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