National Limestone Pavement and Juniper Survey 2023

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

• Review and revise where necessary the monitoring methods developed by Wilson and Fernández (2013) • Undertake the monitoring of conservation status of a representative sample of the limestone pavement and associated habitats across the country (22 sites; 203 monitoring stops) • Provide recommendations for updating Conservation Objectives and Standard Data Forms of SACs, as required • Update and undertake the National Conservation Status Assessment of limestone pavement (8240) in Ireland Data arising from Wilson and Fernández (2013) including IWM 73, spatial data, the NLS database and metadata can be accessed at http://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data. The 2013 and 2019 National Conservation Status Assessments collated data for each habitat from all sources.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-06-19. The procurement was published on 2023-05-19.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-05-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental protection
Reference number: SPU CO23-2023
Short description:
• Review and revise where necessary the monitoring methods developed by Wilson and Fernández (2013) • Undertake the monitoring of conservation status of a representative sample of the limestone pavement and associated habitats across the country (22 sites; 203 monitoring stops) • Provide recommendations for updating Conservation Objectives and Standard Data Forms of SACs, as required • Update and undertake the National Conservation Status Assessment of limestone pavement (8240) in Ireland Data arising from Wilson and Fernández (2013) including IWM 73, spatial data, the NLS database and metadata can be accessed at http://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data. The 2013 and 2019 National Conservation Status Assessments collated data for each habitat from all sources.
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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 protection 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental 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: Regional or local Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Custom House
Postal code: Dublin 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.npws.ie 🌏
E-mail: nicola.meneses@housing.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18882741 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=244848&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=244848&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-06-19 📅
Publication date: 2023-05-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 099-309128
OJ-S issue: 99

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 158 520 EUR 💰
Short description:
• Review and revise where necessary the monitoring methods developed by Wilson and Fernández (2013) • Undertake the monitoring of conservation status of a representative sample of the limestone pavement and associated habitats across the country (22 sites; 203 monitoring stops) • Provide recommendations for updating Conservation Objectives and Standard Data Forms of SACs, as required • Update and undertake the National Conservation Status Assessment of limestone pavement (8240) in Ireland Data arising from Wilson and Fernández (2013) including IWM 73, spatial data, the NLS database and metadata can be accessed at http://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data. The 2013 and 2019 National Conservation Status Assessments collated data for each habitat from all sources. Assessment forms and Audit Trails for each habitat can be accessed as part of NPWS (2013a,b; 2019a,b) and all relevant data and metadata used to derive distribution maps is available at http://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data/article-17-reporting-data. Limestone pavement tasks and project deliverables 1. Examine the reports and data arising from the pilot study in 2008, Wilson and Fernández, (2013), the 2013 National Conservation Status Assessment, the 2019 National Conservation Status Assessment and any other relevant reports, publications, guidelines etc. 2. Based on the list provided in Table 1 propose a timetable for survey of the sites. Further details about these sites can be found in Appendix 8 of IWM 73 (Wilson and Fernández, 2013). 3. Review the monitoring and assessment methodologies used in Wilson and Fernández (2013). Based on initial field testing, make recommendations for revisions, giving consideration inter alia to the following; a. The delineation of the habitat boundary, including rules for merging, splitting or excluding areas. b. Re-digitise any proposed habitat adjustments. c. The monitoring and assessment methodologies, ensuring that targets are releva
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 158 520 EUR 💰
Duration: 16 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-06-19 📅
Tender opening time: 15:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Nicola Meneses
Internet address: www.npws.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1209 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=244848&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 099-309128 (2023-05-19)
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