Provision of Laboratory Services for Chemicals Market Surveillance to the EPA - Analysis of non-food consumer product samples for chemicals covered under RoHS, REACH and POPs legislation for the EPA
The EPA is responsible for a range of chemical market surveillance requirements including the REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (POPs) Regulations and the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) Directive. It is also responsible for taking the appropriate enforcement measures in cases where the results of market surveillance activities indicate that a product poses a risk to the environment. In 2025, the EPA will initiate planned market surveillance activities including the participation in EU co-ordinated market surveillance campaigns which will target product testing to identify non-compliance of non-food consumer products that have been placed or made available on the Irish market. The EPA is establishing a new framework for the procurement of laboratory analytical services to assist the EPA in conducting market surveillance campaigns. The services required include laboratory analysis of consumer products for chemical substances restricted under REACH, POPs and RoHS legislation. This analysis will be carried out at a specialised contracted laboratory with standardised methods, and where possible using accredited methods. It is expected that these product types could include electrical and electronic equipment, plastics, textiles and foams.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-22.
The procurement was published on 2025-06-20.
Contract notice (2025-06-20) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Laboratory Services for Chemicals Market Surveillance to the EPA - Analysis of non-food consumer product samples for chemicals covered under RoHS, REACH and POPs legislation for the EPA
Short description:
โThe EPA is responsible for a range of chemical market surveillance requirements including the REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (POPs)...โ
Short description
The EPA is responsible for a range of chemical market surveillance requirements including the REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (POPs) Regulations and the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) Directive. It is also responsible for taking the appropriate enforcement measures in cases where the results of market surveillance activities indicate that a product poses a risk to the environment. In 2025, the EPA will initiate planned market surveillance activities including the participation in EU co-ordinated market surveillance campaigns which will target product testing to identify non-compliance of non-food consumer products that have been placed or made available on the Irish market. The EPA is establishing a new framework for the procurement of laboratory analytical services to assist the EPA in conducting market surveillance campaigns. The services required include laboratory analysis of consumer products for chemical substances restricted under REACH, POPs and RoHS legislation. This analysis will be carried out at a specialised contracted laboratory with standardised methods, and where possible using accredited methods. It is expected that these product types could include electrical and electronic equipment, plastics, textiles and foams.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Laboratory services๐ฆ Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
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 โ
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Description of the procurement:
โThe EPA is responsible for a range of chemical market surveillance requirements including the REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (POPs)...โ
Description of the procurement
The EPA is responsible for a range of chemical market surveillance requirements including the REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (POPs) Regulations and the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) Directive. It is also responsible for taking the appropriate enforcement measures in cases where the results of market surveillance activities indicate that a product poses a risk to the environment. In 2025, the EPA will initiate planned market surveillance activities including the participation in EU co-ordinated market surveillance campaigns which will target product testing to identify non-compliance of non-food consumer products that have been placed or made available on the Irish market. The EPA is establishing a new framework for the procurement of laboratory analytical services to assist the EPA in conducting market surveillance campaigns. The services required include laboratory analysis of consumer products for chemical substances restricted under REACH, POPs and RoHS legislation. This analysis will be carried out at a specialised contracted laboratory with standardised methods, and where possible using accredited methods. It is expected that these product types could include electrical and electronic equipment, plastics, textiles and foams.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-22 10:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-07-22 10:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5950945
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator โ
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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 118-404064 (2025-06-20)