Five Multi–Party Frameworks for the Provision of Specialist Natural History Conservation Services to the National Museum of Ireland

National Museum of Ireland

In the coming years, the primary focus of this framework will be to facilitate the de-installation of NMI collections within Lots 1-5; and to help prepare them for transfer, quarantine and offsite storage (Decant phase). Following this the focus will be to stabilise, conserve and prepare collections for display (Conservation Phase) and finally to assist with the reinstallation of the collections in the newly refurbished NH museum (Reinstall Phase). The initial contracts awarded will be to assist with preparation for the planned refurbishment and conservation works at NMI – National History Merrion Street, relating specifically to: • specialist conservation work required to de-install, clean, stabilise and otherwise prepare natural history objects for safe transport by the NMI project team and object handlers and transport providers appointed by the NMI under a separate procurement competition. The competitive process will be carried out on the basis on the following lots: • Lot 1: Complex and/or large natural history mount deinstallation, conservation and reinstallation • Lot 2: Standard natural history mount conservation • Lot 3: Dry invertebrate specimen conservation • Lot 4: Fluid specimen conservation • Lot 5: Blaschka model conservation Please note tenders must associate themselves with this competition in order to access tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. Tenderers should upload their response in a ZIP file format.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-01. The procurement was published on 2023-09-26.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-09-26 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-09-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Preservation services of specimens
Short description:
In the coming years, the primary focus of this framework will be to facilitate the de-installation of NMI collections within Lots 1-5; and to help prepare them for transfer, quarantine and offsite storage (Decant phase). Following this the focus will be to stabilise, conserve and prepare collections for display (Conservation Phase) and finally to assist with the reinstallation of the collections in the newly refurbished NH museum (Reinstall Phase). The initial contracts awarded will be to assist with preparation for the planned refurbishment and conservation works at NMI – National History Merrion Street, relating specifically to: • specialist conservation work required to de-install, clean, stabilise and otherwise prepare natural history objects for safe transport by the NMI project team and object handlers and transport providers appointed by the NMI under a separate procurement competition. The competitive process will be carried out on the basis on the following lots: • Lot 1: Complex and/or large natural history mount deinstallation, conservation and reinstallation • Lot 2: Standard natural history mount conservation • Lot 3: Dry invertebrate specimen conservation • Lot 4: Fluid specimen conservation • Lot 5: Blaschka model conservation Please note tenders must associate themselves with this competition in order to access tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. Tenderers should upload their response in a ZIP file format.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Preservation services of specimens 📦
Additional CPV: Preservation services of exhibits and specimens 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: National Museum of Ireland
Postal address: National Museum of Ireland, Museum of Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
Postal code: D07 XKV4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@museum.ie 📧
Phone: +353 016486479 📞
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-11-01 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 188-586068
OJ-S issue: 188

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Complex and/or large natural history mount deinstallation, conservation and reinstallation
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: As stated in RFT
Title of the lot: Lot 2: Standard natural history mount conservation
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 3: Dry invertebrate specimen conservation
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Lot 4: Fluid specimen conservation
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Lot 5: Blaschka model conservation
Lot number: 5

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 25
Justification for the framework agreement: Title III
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years: Title III
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-11-01 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30

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: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 188-586068 (2023-09-26)
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