Rhododendron Eradication in Killarney National Park

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the works as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Works”) In summary the works comprise Rhododendron Eradication at:  Lot 1: Ullanes  Lot 2: Derrycunnihy Lower  Lot 3:Derrycunnihy Upper KNP lies immediately south of the town of Killarney, County Kerry. It covers 10,289 ha (over 25,000 acres). The park consists of woodlands, mountains and lakes. A significant proportion of the park’s woodlands have been infested with invasive Rhododendron Ponticum. The rhododendron significantly prevents woodland regeneration resulting in a poor age structure of the native woodlands within the park

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-10-14. The procurement was published on 2024-09-16.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-09-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-09-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Rhododendron Eradication in Killarney National Park
Short description:
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the works as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Works”) In summary the works comprise Rhododendron Eradication at:  Lot 1: Ullanes  Lot 2: Derrycunnihy Lower  Lot 3:Derrycunnihy Upper KNP lies immediately south of the town of Killarney, County Kerry. It covers 10,289 ha (over 25,000 acres). The park consists of woodlands, mountains and lakes. A significant proportion of the park’s woodlands have been infested with invasive Rhododendron Ponticum. The rhododendron significantly prevents woodland regeneration resulting in a poor age structure of the native woodlands within the park
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Forestry services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Ullane
Quantity: 3 HAR
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Invasive Species Eradication
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Duration
Start date: 2024-10-21 📅
End date: 2024-12-13 📅
Award criteria
Price
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Derryycunnihy Lower
Eradication of invasive species
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Pollution prevention and control
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Derrycunnihy Upper
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-10-14 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-10-15 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4325831
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-10-15 00:00:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4325831
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: NPWS
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +53 9117551 📞
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4325831 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4325831 🌏
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 182-561641 (2024-09-16)