The Provision of Research and Outreach Services for the Biodiversity Forum

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

Irelandโ€™s National Biodiversity Forum is convened by the Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform and comprises 15-20 members including representatives of landowners, farmers, industry, natural heritage and environmental NGOs, Universities and Institutes of Technology, local authorities and representatives from Northern Ireland. Its functions are to: โ€ข provide independent monitoring of progress in the on-going implementation of the National Biodiversity Plan (NBAP), highlighting progress and bottlenecks; โ€ข ensure ongoing input into the development of national strategies to promote biodiversity conservation, particularly the National Biodiversity Action Plan; โ€ข work with the Biodiversity Working Group towards the sectoral integration of biodiversity planning; โ€ข improve stakeholder engagement and public awareness and understanding of biodiversity; โ€ข promote North/South co-operation in the context of the island as a single bio-geographical entity; โ€ข provide progress reports and make recommendations to the Minister as appropriate. A new role has been established for a researcher to support these functions.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-20. The procurement was published on 2023-10-20.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-10-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-10-20)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal town: Wexford
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Research and Outreach Services for the Biodiversity Forum
Products/services: Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIrelandโ€™s National Biodiversity Forum is convened by the Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform and comprises 15-20 members including representatives of...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 195 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analysis services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental protection ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental planning ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental auditing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental issues consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental management ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIrelandโ€™s National Biodiversity Forum is convened by the Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform and comprises 15-20 members including representatives of...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 195 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-11-20 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-11-20 12:30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Ogp
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 206-648572 (2023-10-20)