Husbandry Services at Lehanagh Pool Marine Research Site, Bertraghboy Bay, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Marine Institute

The Marine Institute invites tenders to this request for tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this request for tenders.
In summary, the Services comprise:
Daily visual inspections of the site to include licensed structures, nets, moorings and feeders.
Daily monitoring of environmental parameters on site.
Hand feeding of finfish stocks and service of automatic feeding units.
Assist with net changes as required and carry out routine net repair and maintenance.
Assist researchers with onsite sampling requirements e.g. batch weights, sea lice inspections, seaweed stocking etc.
Mortality removal using an โ€˜up-liftโ€™ system and/or assisting divers.
Assist Marine Institute staff with treatments to be carried out as required.
Ensure that all Health & Safety SOPโ€™s are adhered to.
Adhere to relevant biosecurity standards.
Record keeping of environmental parameters (water quality) and stocking (fish feeding rates, mortalities).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-20. The procurement was published on 2023-02-17.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-17 Contract notice
2023-07-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Marine Institute
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Rinville
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Oranmore
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Tender Admin
Phone: +353 091387200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@marine.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 091387201 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.marine.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1141 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234372&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234372&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œHusbandry Services at Lehanagh Pool Marine Research Site, Bertraghboy Bay, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland ITT23-007โ€
Products/services: Marine research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Marine Institute invites tenders to this request for tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 540 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Marine survey services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Animal husbandry services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Fish farming services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marine conservation strategy planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marine services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marine-base support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Marine Institute invites tenders to this request for tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 540 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Additional information: See attached invitation to tender

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See attached invitation to tender
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: See attached invitation to tender
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: See attached invitation to tender
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: See attached invitation to tender

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-20 10:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 24
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-20 10:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Marine Institute

Complementary information
Additional information
See attached invitation to tender
Review body
Name: Marine Institute
Postal address: Rinville
Postal town: Oranmore
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 91387200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@marine.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.marine.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As per EU Procurement Directive
Source: OJS 2023/S 038-111834 (2023-02-17)
Contract award notice (2023-07-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 514 800 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 038-111834

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œHusbandry Services at Lehanagh Pool Marine Research Site, Bertraghboy Bay, Connemara, County Galway, Irelandโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Aqualicense
National registration number: Aqualicense
Postal address: 22 Churchview
Postal town: Arklow
Postal code: Wicklow
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 874477836 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sarah@aqualicense.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://Aqualicense.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 540 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 514 800 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 140-449189 (2023-07-19)