The successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)(under the EU SEA Directive) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) (under the EU Habitats Directive) of various tourism plans over the lifetime of this contract as and when required by Fรกilte Ireland. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the implementation and management of all stages of the SEA and AA processes in compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation at European and national level as well as relevant best practice guidance in relation to such assessments.
Fรกilte Ireland may require environmental services for work that may be linked to or is outside the remit of services above.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-13.
The procurement was published on 2023-02-09.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessments
AC202302
Products/services: Environmental services๐ฆ
Short description:
โThe successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment...โ
Short description
The successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)(under the EU SEA Directive) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) (under the EU Habitats Directive) of various tourism plans over the lifetime of this contract as and when required by Fรกilte Ireland. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the implementation and management of all stages of the SEA and AA processes in compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation at European and national level as well as relevant best practice guidance in relation to such assessments.
Fรกilte Ireland may require environmental services for work that may be linked to or is outside the remit of services above.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 ๐ฐ
The successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)(under the EU SEA Directive) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) (under the EU Habitats Directive) of various tourism plans over the lifetime of this contract as and when required by Fรกilte Ireland. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the implementation and management of all stages of the SEA and AA processes in compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation at European and national level as well as relevant best practice guidance in relation to such assessments.
Fรกilte Ireland may require environmental services for work that may be linked to or is outside the remit of services above. Typical type services are listed below however it should be noted that the scope for such work may go beyond what is set out here.
A) Development of Best Practice Guidelines in environmental protection and the Tourism Industry e.g. Guidelines for sustainable Tourism on specific protected Habitats, Guidelines on Sustainable Trail Development & Monitoring.
B) Development of workshop and training material for use by Fรกilte Ireland in their role of promoting Environmentally Sustainable Tourism to Local Authorities, Community Groups, Business Sector etc.
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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 500 000 ๐ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โAs stated in the ITT documentation available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ieโ 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 related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โAs stated in the ITT documentation available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ieโ
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-13
12:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2024-03-13 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-13
12:00 ๐
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
โ1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...โ
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Phone: +353 18886000๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โThe contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I....โ
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 284 of 2016, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement
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Source: OJS 2023/S 032-092873 (2023-02-09)
Contract award notice (2023-08-02) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 000 000 ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Competency and Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 032-092873
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessments
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-04 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Brady Shipman Martin
National registration number: IE 4680490 D
Postal address: Mountpleasant Business Centre, Ranelagh, Dublin D06 X7P8
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 6
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Phone: +353 012081900๐
E-mail: prospective@bradyshipmanmartin.com๐ง
Fax: +353 012081911 ๐
Region: รire/Ireland๐๏ธ
URL: http://www.bradyshipmanmartin.com๐
The contractor is an SME โ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐ฐ
2๏ธโฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Roughan & O'Donovan
National registration number: IE223146R
Postal address: Arena House, Arena Road, Sandyford
Postal town: Dublin D18 V8P6
Postal code: Dublin
Phone: +353 012940800๐
E-mail: roisin.doyle@rod.ie๐ง
URL: http://www.rod.ie๐ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 150-478919 (2023-08-02)