PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO ASSESS IMPACTING ACTIVITIES ON DESIGNATED BLANKET BOGS TO INFORM BLANKET BOG RESTORATION PLANNING

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

Under the EU Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) 55 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) have been designated for the protection of blanket bog. In addition, 73 Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) have been designated using national legislation (the Wildlife Acts). These include Atlantic blanket bogs on lowlands along the western seaboard and more widely distributed upland blanket bogs. Several of these SACs are extensive and comprise a mosaic of other Annex I habitats such as heaths, grasslands and aquatic habitats (and species) that also require protection. The Habitats Directive requires that Ireland undertake surveillance of Annex habitats and species and to report to the EU Commission regularly on their conservation status.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-25. The procurement was published on 2023-06-20.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-06-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-06-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental protection
Short description:
Under the EU Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) 55 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) have been designated for the protection of blanket bog. In addition, 73 Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) have been designated using national legislation (the Wildlife Acts). These include Atlantic blanket bogs on lowlands along the western seaboard and more widely distributed upland blanket bogs. Several of these SACs are extensive and comprise a mosaic of other Annex I habitats such as heaths, grasslands and aquatic habitats (and species) that also require protection. The Habitats Directive requires that Ireland undertake surveillance of Annex habitats and species and to report to the EU Commission regularly on their conservation status.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental protection ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Environmental planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Regional or local Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Contact
Internet address: https://www.npws.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-07-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Start date: 2023-08-07 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2024-08-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 119-376003
OJ-S issue: 119
Additional information
Additional information and documents relating to this contract are available here:https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/edittransaction.asp?TID=237756

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 360 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 360 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals: One six month renewal.
Additional information:
Additional information and documents relating to this contract are available here:https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/edittransaction.asp?TID=237756

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2023-07-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 13:30

Contracting authority
Contact
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of Government Procurement
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 119-376003 (2023-06-20)