ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES FRAMEWORK for Dublin Port Company
Dublin Port Company_411
DPC proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of Multi-party Framework Agreement to provide, Archaeology services. It is acknowledged that the full scope of services cannot be defined as they will be influenced by the conditions of the regulatory consents/licences that have yet to be issued. As and when required the Contracting Entity will tender these services under the framework agreement. The successful operator must carry out all archaeological monitoring of all dredging activities conducted within the Approach Channel, Alexandra Basin and other locations as agreed from time to time, with the provision to resolve fully any material of archaeological significance observed at that point.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-02-19. The procurement was published on 2024-01-19.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Excavating work › Excavation work at archaeological sites
- • Geology, oceanography and hydrology services › Geology services › Archaeological services
- • Scientific prospecting services › Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
- • Topographical and water divining services › Topographical services › Topographical surveys of archaeological sites
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-19 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-01 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-01-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES FRAMEWORK for Dublin Port Company
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Archaeological services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 0
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Maximum renewals: 1
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 6
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Description
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-02-19 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2968975
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated ✅
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Maximum number of participants: 4
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract ✅
The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must be given
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2968975
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See PQQ Documents: See PQQ Documents
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderer
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: as per procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: Refer to Article 57 in the Selection Criteria
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Port Company_411
National registration number:
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mlennon@dublinport.ie 📧
Phone: +353877934380 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Port-related activities / Maritime or inland waterways
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=2968975 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=2968975 🌏
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 015-043226 (2024-01-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES FRAMEWORK for Dublin Port Company
Short description:
DPC proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of Multi-party Framework Agreement to provide, Archaeology services. It is acknowledged that the full scope of services cannot be defined as they will be influenced by the conditions of the regulatory consents/licences that have yet to be issued. As and when required the Contracting Entity will tender these services under the framework agreement. The successful operator must carry out all archaeological monitoring of all dredging activities conducted within the Approach Channel, Alexandra Basin and other locations as agreed from time to time, with the provision to resolve fully any material of archaeological significance observed at that point.
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Products/services: Archaeological services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 0
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 6
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-02-19 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2968975
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated ✅
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Maximum number of participants: 4
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract ✅
The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must be given
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2968975
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See PQQ Documents: See PQQ Documents
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderer
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: as per procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: Refer to Article 57 in the Selection Criteria
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Port Company_411
National registration number:
262367
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mlennon@dublinport.ie 📧
Phone: +353877934380 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Port-related activities / Maritime or inland waterways
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=2968975 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=2968975 🌏
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 015-043226 (2024-01-19)
Contract award notice (2026-04-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 500 000 EUR (framework approximate) 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Duration: 6 years
Procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-08-26 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeological Diving Company Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Beverley Studios, Church Terrace
Postal code: A98 P3V2
Postal town: Bray
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: nbrady@adco-ie.com 📧
Phone: 01 908 1541 📞
URL: www.adco-ie.com 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 H4C6
Region: Dublin 🏙️
E-mail: pburns@dublinport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 (0)1 8876000 📞
URL: www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Main activity
General public services
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 066-233724 (2026-04-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 500 000 EUR (framework approximate) 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Duration: 6 years
Procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
435025
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-08-26 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000063893
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeological Diving Company Ltd
National registration number:
31288
Postal address: Beverley Studios, Church Terrace
Postal code: A98 P3V2
Postal town: Bray
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: nbrady@adco-ie.com 📧
Phone: 01 908 1541 📞
URL: www.adco-ie.com 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 H4C6
Region: Dublin 🏙️
E-mail: pburns@dublinport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 (0)1 8876000 📞
URL: www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.dublinport.ie 🌏
Main activity
General public services
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 066-233724 (2026-04-01)
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