Services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening (and if required full assessment) of Marine Planning Guidelines

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Professional Services for Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of draft Ministerial Guidelines: (1) “Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning Guidelines” and (2) “Designated Maritime Area Plans Guidelines” and undertaking of a full SEA and AA if required. The Contracting Authority is seeking one supplier for the requirements of this RFT: (a)Screening for SEA, which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and (b)Screening for AA, which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477 of 2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011); In addition the following may be required: (c) An appropriately scaled SEA and (d) An AA of each of the draft Guidelines.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-21. The procurement was published on 2023-03-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-23 Contract notice
2023-04-05 Additional information
2023-08-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Custom House
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Aisling Hardy
Phone: +353 539117449 📞
E-mail: msp@housing.gov.ie 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1209 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237523&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237523&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening (and if required full assessment) of Marine Planning...”    Show more
Products/services: Environmental services 📦
Short description:
“Professional Services for Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of draft Ministerial...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 180 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Environmental management 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental planning 📦
Additional products/services: Marine conservation strategy planning 📦
Place of performance: Eastern and Midland 🏙️
Place of performance: Ireland 🏙️
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Professional Services for Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of draft Ministerial...”    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 180 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 6
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: If required option to extend contract for a further 6 months.

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-04-21 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-04-21 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Newtown Road, Wexford, Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Postal code: Y35A9KO
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: msp@housing.gov.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2023/S 062-184165 (2023-03-23)
Additional information (2023-04-05)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 062-184165

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2023-04-21 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2023-05-10 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Old value
Date: 2023-04-21 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2023-05-10 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-206617 (2023-04-05)
Contract award notice (2023-08-29)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal town: Wexford
Postal code: Y35AP90

Object
Scope of the procurement
Currency code: EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 165000.00
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 180000.00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): TechnicalMerit
Price (weighting): (Lowest)/(Price)x250

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 062-184165

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening (and if required full assessment) of Marine Planning Guidelines.”    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Postal town: Dublin
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 180 000 💰
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 165000.00
Highest offer: 180000.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 168-529158 (2023-08-29)