AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The service comprises of โ€ข The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory โ€ข Necropsy Procedure to be performed in the tenderer's laboratory โ€ข Histopathological Examination โ€ข Collection, freezing and storage of tissue samples and the transport of the tissue samples to the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston, Co. Kildare โ€ข Safe disposal of the badger and fox carcases by rendering and disposal of other associated packaging โ€ข 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.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-11. The procurement was published on 2025-11-06.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ Mid-West
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

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:
โ€œThe service comprises of โ€ข The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory โ€ข...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Agricultural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe service comprises of โ€ข The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory โ€ข...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 60 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-11 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-11 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6941131 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): See CFT Documents
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439724
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-06 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: john.gilmore@farmlab.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Phone: +353 61 233 715 ๐Ÿ“ž
Main activity
General public services
Source: OJS 2026/S 082-289737 (2026-04-27)