Consultancy Services to provide expert and technical advice for environmental assessments

Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

Provide expert advice to the Environment Advisory Unit (EAU) regarding the statutory assessment of Screening Reports for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Appropriate Assessments (AA) submitted for offshore geophysical, environmental, and seismic survey consent applications, as well as exploratory drilling applications for natural gas and oil exploration and production activities. prepare written reports on te screening determination for EIA and/or AA as well as expert advice on the full determinatin for EIA and Stage 2 AA is necessary. Provide expert advice on environmental aspects of the consent process, including reviewing and reporting on the Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment reports submitted in support of geophysical, environmental, and seismic survey applications, as well as applications to undertake offshore exploration drilling and site surveys. Determine whether the applicant has provided sufficient information to allow the EAU to make a screening determination decision based on the scope and quality requirements set out or implied by applicable EU and Irish legislation and guidelines. . In cases where the required information has not been included in the application, the successful tenderer will need to provide advice in the form of a written report outlining the additional information required to allow the determination to be made.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-24. The procurement was published on 2023-07-18.

Who?

• Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-07-18	Contract notice

Contract notice (2023-07-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental issues consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: D02 X285
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: aideen.reilly@decc.gov.ie 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-08-24 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-21 📅
Start date: 2023-10-06 📅
End date: 2024-10-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 139-445342
OJ-S issue: 139

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 181 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 181 000 EUR 💰
Description of renewals:

Possibility that there would be a total of two more extension periods of 12 months each

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

3.1 Only those Tenderers who have:-. . (a) Submitted compliant Tenders pursuant to paragraph 2.2 above, and. . (b) Declared by way of eESPD that either:. . (i) no mandatory grounds for exclusion of the Tenderer pursuant to Regulation 57 of S.I. No. 284 of 2016, the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 apply to them, or. (ii) in circumstances where any mandatory exclusion grounds apply to the Tenderer (and where the Tenderer is not precluded from doing so under Regulation 57(17) of S.I. No. 284 of 2016, the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016), that it can provide evidence to the effect that measures taken by it are sufficient to demonstrate its reliability despite the existence of any such relevant exclusion ground, and. . (c) Declared by way of eESPD that they satisfy the selection criteria for this Competition as set out in part 3.2 below (the “Selection Criteria”), will be evaluated in accordance with the Award Criteria at part . 3.3 below.. . However, please note that the Contracting Authority also reserves the right to exclude from evaluation a Tenderer to whom a discretionary ground for exclusion pursuant to Regulation 57 of the Regulations applies.. . Tenderers should note that where a Tenderer is relying on the capacity of other entities (for example, Subcontractors) for the purposes of fulfilling any of the Selection Criteria in part 3.2 below it must ensure that each such entity:. . (i) completes and submits a separate eESPD in respect of each such entity, and. (ii) when requested by the Contracting Authority, submit proof, to the satisfaction of the Contracting Authority, that each such entity will place the necessary resources at the disposal of the Tenderer.. . Where a Tenderer (Prime Contractor) intends to subcontract any share of any Contract to a Subcontractor, but is not relying on the capacity of such Subcontractor for the purposes of fulfilling any of the Selection Criteria in part 3.2 below, it must ensure that each such Subcontractor submits a separate eESPD in respect of such Subcontractor completing those sections of the eESPD which are specified in section 2.D of the eESPD for this Competition.. . The Contracting Authority may decide to examine Tenders before verifying the absence of exclusion grounds in Regulation 57 of the Regulations (the “Exclusion Grounds”) and the fulfilment of the Selection Criteria.. . However, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this part 3.1, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to ask Tenderers at any moment during the Competition to submit any or all of the following for the purposes of verification of the status of. the Tenderer (including the Prime Contractor and any Subcontractor):. . (i) a Declaration in the form attached at Appendix 4;. . (ii) evidence to the effect that measures taken by the entity concerned are sufficient to demonstrate its reliability despite the existence of a relevant Exclusion Ground; and. . (iii) in the case of the Prime Contractor and any Subcontractor on whose capacity the Prime Contractor relies, all or any of the supporting documents specified at paragraph 3.2 below.. . If a Tenderer does not, upon request by the Contracting Authority, provide evidence which is considered by the Contracting Authority as sufficient to demonstrate (i) its fulfilment of the Selection Criteria (or any one of them) in accordance with this RFT and (ii) the absence of Exclusion Grounds, or its reliability despite the existence of a relevant Exclusion Ground, it shall be excluded from further participation in this Competition.. . If a Tenderer does not, upon request by the Contracting Authority, provide evidence which is considered by the Contracting Authority as sufficient to demonstrate (i) the fulfilment by any Subcontractor on whose capacity the Prime Contractor relies of the Selection Criteria (or any one of them) in accordance with this RFT and (ii) the absence of Exclusion Grounds in respect of any Subcontractor, or the reliability of any Subcontractor despite the existence of a relevant Exclusion Ground, it shall be excluded from further participation in this Competition unless it replaces the Subcontractor with one which meets all relevant requirements of this RFT..

Suitability to pursue the professional activity

Economic and financial standing:

Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirement(s) set out below and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.. .

Minimum level(s) of standards:

Annual turnover of the Tenderer in each of the last three financial years must equal or exceed €250,000 (excl. VAT), or alternatively, if the date of establishment of a Tenderer was more recent, the Tenderer’s annual turnover must equal or exceed €250,000 (excl. VAT) for each year the Tenderer has been established.

Technical and professional ability:

Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the technical and professional requirement(s) set out below and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.. .

Minimum level(s) of standards:

Tenderers must provide the following;. (i) A list of at least 3 comparable contracts provided in the last 4 years giving details of the dates and services provided together with client contact names and addresses. The Department may contact any or all of the clients for the purposes of references; . (ii) An overview of the company structure, including the number of employees and an organisation chart. The company structure must demonstrate that it has the organisational capacity to deliver the project. .

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-08-24 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Department’s requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Quality, technical merit and feasibility of the methodology proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Ability of the Tenderer to manage the project effectively and to complete it within the required timescale as well as providing details of quality control procedures which will be applied to ensure that all deliverables are fit for purpose
Proposal to manage the client relationship
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): The technical expertise, range of skills and experience of the proposed team. Tenderers should submit CVs including educational attainments and experience of each member of the personnel proposed to undertake the work requested
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Quality criterion (name): Time allocation and balance of resources applied
Experience of environmental assessments, in particular with regard to environmental impact assessment and appropriate assessment. Tenderers must provide evidence of the required range of competent experts as required by EU Directive 2014/52
Demonstrate understanding of regulatory requirements and environmental case law regarding environmental assessments and capacity to draw on any relevant expertise as may be required
Cost criterion (name): Assessment of AA and EIA screening where screened out for EIAR and NIS
Cost criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Assessment where screened out for EIAR but finding that Stage 2 AA is required (includes EIA and AA Screening with NIS supplied with initial application.)
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Cost criterion (name): Assessment where screened out for EIAR but finding that Stage 2 AA is required (includes EIA and AA Screening with NIS supplied after screening, at Stage 2)
Assessment where EIAR is required but AA Stage 2 screened out (includes EIA and AA screening. Submission accompanied by EIAR at application)
Assessment where EIAR is required but AA Stage 2 screened out (includes EIA and AA Screening with EIAR received after screening)
Assessment where full EIAR and Stage 2 AA submitted.
Compliance check after the licensed activities are completed.
Advice on vessel equivalence approval where the details of the specific vessels have not been provided at application stage.

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Aideen Reilly
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 X285
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 139-445342 (2023-07-18)

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