Weed-clearance services

8324 Qualification System for Treatment of Invasive Plant Species

IE invites Applicants to participate in the pre-qualification process to appoint suitably qualified companies to a qualification system for the treatment and control of various type of invasive plant species, at ad-hoc locations throughout the IE Rail Network, that may arise on an ad-hoc basis. Those companies successfully appointed to …

CPV: 77312000 Weed-clearance services, 77312100 Weed-killing services, 77314000 Grounds maintenance services
Place of execution:
8324 Qualification System for Treatment of Invasive Plant Species
Awarding body:
Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Award number:
8324

Ireland-Dublin: Weed-clearance services

2023/S 122-387862

Qualification system – utilities

This notice is a call for competition

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Engineering and New Works, Inchicore Railway Works
Town: Dublin 8
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Procurement Department
E-mail: ewa.milkowska@irishrail.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie
I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.etenders.gov.ie
I.6) Main activity
Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title:

8324 Qualification System for Treatment of Invasive Plant Species

Reference number: 8324
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77312000 Weed-clearance services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77312100 Weed-killing services
77314000 Grounds maintenance services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Main site or place of performance:

Throughout the IE Rail Network on an ad-hoc basis.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

IE invites Applicants to participate in the pre-qualification process to appoint suitably qualified companies to a qualification system for the treatment and control of various type of invasive plant species, at ad-hoc locations throughout the IE Rail Network, that may arise on an ad-hoc basis. Those companies successfully appointed to the Qualification System will receive all future tender enquiries. Invasive plant Species would include (but not limited to) Japanese Knotweed and Giant Hogweed as well as other species such as: Three-Cornered Leek, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Rhubarb and Buddleia.

II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.8) Duration of the qualification system
Start: 24/06/2023
End: 31/08/2026
Renewal of the qualification system
Formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

The Qualification System, the subject of this competition, will be valid for 36 months with an option to extend . additional for up to 24 months (36 months +12 +12) at IE’s discretion.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.9) Qualification for the system
Conditions to be fulfilled by economic operators in view of their qualification:

For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Central Office of the High Cour
Town: Four Courts
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
23/06/2023