Forensic Framework Agreement for the provision of services of suitably qualified and experienced professionals to assist in the excavation and recovery of human remains
The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam
The services of suitably qualified and experienced professionals (outlined below) to assist in the excavation and recovery of human remains from the Tuam Site in accordance with the standards in the Institutional Burials Act 2022 and Irish archaeology and forensic standards and practices, based on knowledge and understanding of the Site and experience in forensic archaeology. The contract is anticipated to run from 12 to 24 months. For good procurement standards the Office reserves the right to extend the contract beyond this to a maximum of 36 months. The contract value is a combined total of all 6 lots for 36 months duration. Please refer to the Information Note for further clarification on this.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-03-10. The procurement was published on 2025-01-29.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Archaeological Management Solutions
- โข Archaeology Plan_70490
- โข Conway Photographic Services
- โข Diana Pรฉrez Soruco
- โข ENRIQUE JOSE ESTEVEZ CAMPO
- โข Jason Murphy
- โข Shane Curran
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-02 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-01-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Forensic Framework Agreement for the provision of services of suitably qualified and experienced professionals to assist in the excavation and recovery of human remains
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 096 620 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Supervisor Forensic Archaeologist/Supervisor Archaeologist
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Senior Osteoarchaeologist/Senior Forensic Anthropologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Forensic Archaeologist/Archaeologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Osteoarchaeologist / Forensic Anthropologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Evidence Manager
Title
Lot Identification Number:
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Forensic Photographer
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: 2025-03-10 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-10 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5028134
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: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-03-10 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5028134
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam
National registration number:
Postal address: Customs House, Flood Street, Court House Lane, Galway H91XV2C
Postal code: H91XV2C
Postal town: Galway
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: daniel.macsweeney@dait.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 5393987 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.odait.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5028134 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5028134 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
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 3 months
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 021-065489 (2025-01-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Forensic Framework Agreement for the provision of services of suitably qualified and experienced professionals to assist in the excavation and recovery of human remains
Short description:
The services of suitably qualified and experienced professionals (outlined below) to assist in the excavation and recovery of human remains from the Tuam Site in accordance with the standards in the Institutional Burials Act 2022 and Irish archaeology and forensic standards and practices, based on knowledge and understanding of the Site and experience in forensic archaeology. The contract is anticipated to run from 12 to 24 months. For good procurement standards the Office reserves the right to extend the contract beyond this to a maximum of 36 months. The contract value is a combined total of all 6 lots for 36 months duration. Please refer to the Information Note for further clarification on this.
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Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 096 620 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Supervisor Forensic Archaeologist/Supervisor Archaeologist
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Senior Osteoarchaeologist/Senior Forensic Anthropologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Forensic Archaeologist/Archaeologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Osteoarchaeologist / Forensic Anthropologist
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
5
Title: Evidence Manager
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
6
Title: Forensic Photographer
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
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: 2025-03-10 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-10 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5028134
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: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-03-10 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5028134
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam
National registration number:
IE4237592OH
Postal address: Customs House, Flood Street, Court House Lane, Galway H91XV2C
Postal code: H91XV2C
Postal town: Galway
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: daniel.macsweeney@dait.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 5393987 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.odait.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5028134 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5028134 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
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 3 months
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 021-065489 (2025-01-29)
Contract award notice (2026-06-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 096 620 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 4 488 750 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality 70 Cost 30
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-06-30 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 675 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeology Plan_70490
National registration number:
Postal address: 32 Fitzwilliam Place
Postal code: D02 Y985
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: email@archaeologyplan.com ๐ง
Phone: (01) 676 1373 ๐
URL: https://www.archaeologyplan.com/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 225 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeological Management Solutions
National registration number:
Postal address: Fahy's Road
Postal code: V15C780
Postal town: Kilrush
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: ed.danaher@ams-consultancy.com ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0)65 90 62 878 ๐
URL: www.ams-consultancy.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 687 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Total value of the contract/lot: 375 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Diana Pรฉrez Soruco
National registration number:
Postal address: cra 21 # 122 - 51
Postal code: 110111
Postal town: Bogota, d.c.
Country: Colombia ๐จ๐ด
E-mail: dianapso@hotmail.com ๐ง
Phone: +57 3143323094 ๐
URL: https://linkedin.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 187 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Total value of the contract/lot: 337 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Enrique jose estevez campo
National registration number:
Postal address: 12 Gilbert Road
Postal code: D08 X8W2
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: enrique.estcam@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: +34 601308839 ๐
Tender identifier:
Name: Jason Murphy
National registration number:
Postal address: Bride View, Carrigmore
Postal code: P51TK31
Postal town: Conna
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: jmurphyosteo@hotmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0852550554 ๐
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 288 750 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Shane Curran
National registration number:
Postal address: Swan Lodge. Knockanoran
Postal code: R32DH79
Postal town: Durrow
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
E-mail: shanecurran33@yahoo.com ๐ง
Phone: 0857854151 ๐
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name: Conway Photographic Services
National registration number:
Postal address: 28 Ruanbeg Avenue
Postal code: R51 EH00
Postal town: Kildare Town
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: eoinjconway@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0868197176 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Address of the buyer profile: https://odait.ie ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 105-380496 (2026-06-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 096 620 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 4 488 750 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality 70 Cost 30
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
441119
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-06-30 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 675 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000098873
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeology Plan_70490
National registration number:
8423506M
Postal address: 32 Fitzwilliam Place
Postal code: D02 Y985
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: email@archaeologyplan.com ๐ง
Phone: (01) 676 1373 ๐
URL: https://www.archaeologyplan.com/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 225 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000099438
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archaeological Management Solutions
National registration number:
721173
Postal address: Fahy's Road
Postal code: V15C780
Postal town: Kilrush
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: ed.danaher@ams-consultancy.com ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0)65 90 62 878 ๐
URL: www.ams-consultancy.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 687 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
Total value of the contract/lot: 375 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000099098
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Diana Pรฉrez Soruco
National registration number:
0312953TB
Postal address: cra 21 # 122 - 51
Postal code: 110111
Postal town: Bogota, d.c.
Country: Colombia ๐จ๐ด
E-mail: dianapso@hotmail.com ๐ง
Phone: +57 3143323094 ๐
URL: https://linkedin.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 187 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0004
Total value of the contract/lot: 337 500 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000098001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Enrique jose estevez campo
National registration number:
76084293V
Postal address: 12 Gilbert Road
Postal code: D08 X8W2
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: enrique.estcam@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: +34 601308839 ๐
Tender identifier:
000098647
Name: Jason Murphy
National registration number:
7778140S
Postal address: Bride View, Carrigmore
Postal code: P51TK31
Postal town: Conna
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: jmurphyosteo@hotmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0852550554 ๐
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 288 750 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000099441
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0005
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Shane Curran
National registration number:
5298603Q
Postal address: Swan Lodge. Knockanoran
Postal code: R32DH79
Postal town: Durrow
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
E-mail: shanecurran33@yahoo.com ๐ง
Phone: 0857854151 ๐
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
Tender identifier:
000099443
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0006
Name: Conway Photographic Services
National registration number:
4951694
Postal address: 28 Ruanbeg Avenue
Postal code: R51 EH00
Postal town: Kildare Town
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: eoinjconway@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0868197176 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Address of the buyer profile: https://odait.ie ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 105-380496 (2026-06-02)
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