Framework agreement for the analysis of freshwater phytobenthos and phytoplankton samples for implementing the National Water Quality Monitoring Program in Ireland.

Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for overseeing and undertaking elements of the national Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring programme. The information collected in the programme is required to determine the ecological health of surface water bodies in Ireland. To support this work, the EPA is establishing a multi-party Framework Agreement under two separate Lots for the procurement of contracts to provide technical services, specifically the analysis of phytobenthos and the analysis of phytoplankton samples from rivers and lakes.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-06. The procurement was published on 2025-04-04.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ South-East
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-04-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-04-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Framework agreement for the analysis of freshwater phytobenthos and phytoplankton samples for implementing the National Water Quality Monitoring Program in Ireland.
Short description:
โ€œThe Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for overseeing and undertaking elements of the national Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Surface water pollution monitoring or control services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

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Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for overseeing and undertaking elements of the national Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services related to water pollution ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Waterways except canals ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Algae ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental issues consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

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Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-06 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-05-06 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5425539
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Environmental Protection Agency
National registration number: 6606490B
Postal address: Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal code: Y35 W821
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: p.fanning@epa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0539160600 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.epa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.epa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5425539 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5425539 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
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 069-226160 (2025-04-04)