LA3668F - RFT - EPA - Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Servicing and Maintenance of Ambient Air Monitoring Equipment 4 Lots
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
In summary, the Goods comprise: The Goods are structured across four (4) Lots as follows: • Lot 1: Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Nitrogen Oxides (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Ozone (2 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Carbon Monoxide (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Sulphur Dioxide (2 instruments) • Lot 2: Ultra Fine Particle Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) • Lot 3: Benzene Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) Mercury Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Ammonia Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Black Carbon Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) • Lot 4: Particulate Matter Gravimetric Monitoring Instruments (3 instruments ) The EPA requires automatic, real time ambient air monitoring instrumentation, which is capable of operating in the field, simultaneously measuring a range of parameters specified by the legislation (inorganic gases, particulate matter, black carbon, ultrafine particles, ammonia, PAHs, mercury, metals and benzene). The instruments must be equivalent to the reference method as detailed in CEN standards and the new Ambient Air Directive (2024/2881) and have current valid EU certification. The instruments shall require minimum interaction with field staff and must be capable of remote communication with the EPA Air Quality IT systems. The Education Procurement Service (EPS) on behalf of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the supply, delivery, installation, servicing and maintenance of ambient air monitoring equipment required at two (2) Supersites and at a minimum of five (5) Hotspots for the EPA mandated by the Ambient Air Directive, up to twenty-nine (29) instruments to be supplied and installed over the duration of the framework.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-22. The procurement was published on 2026-04-22.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Detection and analysis apparatus › Analysers
- • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) › Checking and testing apparatus
- • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) › Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
- • Southern › Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-28 | Contract notice |
| 2026-10-09 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-04-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3668F - RFT - EPA - Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Servicing and Maintenance of Ambient Air Monitoring Equipment 4 Lots
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Analysers 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 4
1️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Nitrogen Oxides (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Ozone (2 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Carbon Monoxide (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Sulphur Dioxide (2 instruments)
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 12 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Ultra Fine Particle Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Benzene Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) Mercury Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Ammonia Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Black Carbon Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Particulate Matter Gravimetric Monitoring Instruments (3 instruments )
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-22 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-22 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7965312
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-22 00:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7965312
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-13 00:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7965312 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7965312 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 079-278513 (2026-04-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3668F - RFT - EPA - Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Servicing and Maintenance of Ambient Air Monitoring Equipment 4 Lots
Short description:
In summary, the Goods comprise: The Goods are structured across four (4) Lots as follows: • Lot 1: Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Nitrogen Oxides (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Ozone (2 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Carbon Monoxide (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Sulphur Dioxide (2 instruments) • Lot 2: Ultra Fine Particle Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) • Lot 3: Benzene Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) Mercury Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Ammonia Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Black Carbon Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) • Lot 4: Particulate Matter Gravimetric Monitoring Instruments (3 instruments ) The EPA requires automatic, real time ambient air monitoring instrumentation, which is capable of operating in the field, simultaneously measuring a range of parameters specified by the legislation (inorganic gases, particulate matter, black carbon, ultrafine particles, ammonia, PAHs, mercury, metals and benzene). The instruments must be equivalent to the reference method as detailed in CEN standards and the new Ambient Air Directive (2024/2881) and have current valid EU certification. The instruments shall require minimum interaction with field staff and must be capable of remote communication with the EPA Air Quality IT systems. The Education Procurement Service (EPS) on behalf of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the supply, delivery, installation, servicing and maintenance of ambient air monitoring equipment required at two (2) Supersites and at a minimum of five (5) Hotspots for the EPA mandated by the Ambient Air Directive, up to twenty-nine (29) instruments to be supplied and installed over the duration of the framework.
Show more
Products/services: Analysers 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 4
1️⃣
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Nitrogen Oxides (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Ozone (2 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Carbon Monoxide (3 instruments) • Continuous Certified Inorganic Gas Analyser for the monitoring of Sulphur Dioxide (2 instruments)
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 12 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2️⃣
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Ultra Fine Particle Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3️⃣
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Benzene Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments) Mercury Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Ammonia Monitoring Instruments (1 instrument) Black Carbon Monitoring Instruments (2 instruments)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4️⃣
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Particulate Matter Gravimetric Monitoring Instruments (3 instruments )
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-22 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-22 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7965312
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-22 00:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7965312
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-13 00:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7965312 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7965312 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 079-278513 (2026-04-22)
Contract notice (2026-04-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-05 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-25 12:00:00 📅
Changes
Other additional information
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: cef66bf4-3323-4008-a3f8-bbd5ba4116b2-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 084-298309 (2026-04-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-05 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-25 12:00:00 📅
Changes
Other additional information
Dear Tenderers,
Please be advised, the deadline dates for the above competition have been extended as follows:
Clarification Deadline – Extended to: 12pm, Monday 25th May 2026
Competition Deadline – Extended to: 12pm, Friday 5th June 2026
Kind regards,
EPS Team.
Show more
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: cef66bf4-3323-4008-a3f8-bbd5ba4116b2-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 084-298309 (2026-04-28)
Contract award notice (2026-10-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 850 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 51 331 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT document
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): see CFT Document
Quality criterion (weighting): 80
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT documents
Quality criterion (name): see CFT Documents
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 346 879 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see cft document
Quality criterion (name): see cft documents
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 32 230 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT Documents
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1️⃣
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-08-18 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 850 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EMS Environmental Monitoring Systems Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: 20 The Boulevard, Grange Rath
Postal code: A92 RY72
Postal town: Drogheda, Co Louth
Region: Mid-East 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: chris@emsys.ie 📧
Phone: +35318853954 📞
URL: www.emsys.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro
2️⃣
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: No tenders, requests to participate or projects were received
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 0
3️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
Number of tenders received: 1
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cura Terrae Air Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit B1 Kingfisher Business Park, London Road
Postal code: GL5 2BY
Postal town: Stroud
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: air@cura-terrae.com 📧
Phone: +441453733200 📞
URL: www.et.co.uk 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Small
4️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 061 233 715 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 198-705045 (2026-10-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 850 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 51 331 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT document
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): see CFT Document
Quality criterion (weighting): 80
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT documents
Quality criterion (name): see CFT Documents
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 346 879 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see cft document
Quality criterion (name): see cft documents
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 32 230 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): see CFT Documents
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1️⃣
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
460000
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-08-18 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 850 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000177935
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EMS Environmental Monitoring Systems Ltd
National registration number:
IE372295
Postal address: 20 The Boulevard, Grange Rath
Postal code: A92 RY72
Postal town: Drogheda, Co Louth
Region: Mid-East 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: chris@emsys.ie 📧
Phone: +35318853954 📞
URL: www.emsys.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro
2️⃣
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: No tenders, requests to participate or projects were received
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 0
3️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Number of tenders received: 1
Tender identifier:
000176879
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cura Terrae Air Limited
National registration number:
1726773
Postal address: Unit B1 Kingfisher Business Park, London Road
Postal code: GL5 2BY
Postal town: Stroud
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: air@cura-terrae.com 📧
Phone: +441453733200 📞
URL: www.et.co.uk 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Small
4️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0004
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 061 233 715 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 198-705045 (2026-10-09)
New procurements in related categories 🆕