AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
The service comprises of โข The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory โข Necropsy Procedure to be performed in the tenderer's laboratory โข Histopathological Examination โข Collection, freezing and storage of tissue samples and the transport of the tissue samples to the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston, Co. Kildare โข Safe disposal of the badger and fox carcases by rendering and disposal of other associated packaging โข Reporting all findings back to the Department on a monthly and quarterly basis and then an overall annual report. Reports should be written reports, accompanied by an excel sheet and not just an excel sheet. Written reports must contain the number of badgers received, the locations the badgers were caught at, injury score assessment, pregnancy status, weight and sex of the badger, approximate age (juvenile or adult), record if gross lesions were found, record of samples harvested for culture, culture results. Reports should be sent to the Wildlife SVI and SRO in Bacteriology Lab.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-11. The procurement was published on 2025-11-06.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services โบ Agricultural services
- โข Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services โบ Laboratory services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-27 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-11-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Agricultural services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-11 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-11 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6941131
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-11 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6941131
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-01 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6941131 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6941131 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 216-743121 (2025-11-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services
Short description:
The service comprises of โข The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory โข Necropsy Procedure to be performed in the tenderer's laboratory โข Histopathological Examination โข Collection, freezing and storage of tissue samples and the transport of the tissue samples to the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston, Co. Kildare โข Safe disposal of the badger and fox carcases by rendering and disposal of other associated packaging โข Reporting all findings back to the Department on a monthly and quarterly basis and then an overall annual report. Reports should be written reports, accompanied by an excel sheet and not just an excel sheet. Written reports must contain the number of badgers received, the locations the badgers were caught at, injury score assessment, pregnancy status, weight and sex of the badger, approximate age (juvenile or adult), record if gross lesions were found, record of samples harvested for culture, culture results. Reports should be sent to the Wildlife SVI and SRO in Bacteriology Lab.
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Products/services: Agricultural services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Laboratory services
๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-11 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-11 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6941131
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-11 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6941131
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-01 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6941131 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6941131 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 216-743121 (2025-11-06)
Contract award notice (2026-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-06 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd
National registration number:
Postal code: F45 VW89
Postal town: Elphin, Co. Roscommon
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: john.gilmore@farmlab.ie ๐ง
The organisation is a natural person โ
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Phone: +353 61 233 715 ๐
Main activity
General public services
Source: OJS 2026/S 082-289737 (2026-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
439724
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-06 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000148106
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd
National registration number:
IE9815572T
Postal code: F45 VW89
Postal town: Elphin, Co. Roscommon
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: john.gilmore@farmlab.ie ๐ง
The organisation is a natural person โ
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Phone: +353 61 233 715 ๐
Main activity
General public services
Source: OJS 2026/S 082-289737 (2026-04-27)
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