Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites tenders to this Call for Tenders (CfT) from Economic Operators for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services (the “Services”). The assessment and management of potential environmental effects of new policy and legislation is critical …

CPV: 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction, 90712000 Environmental planning, 90700000 Environmental services, 90710000 Environmental management, 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services, 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services
Place of execution:
Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services
Awarding body:
Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Award number:
1

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services
Description : The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites tenders to this Call for Tenders (CfT) from Economic Operators for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services (the “Services”). The assessment and management of potential environmental effects of new policy and legislation is critical for the delivery of policies and programmes of Government. In that context, tenders are invited for Services to support the processes of environmental assessments (Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), and other assessments, such as Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) where required), in relation to relevant aspects of the Department’s work. This includes the preparation of statutory guidelines, directions, legislation, circulars, notices or other relevant plans or programmes in relation to the Minister’s functions under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the regulations thereto, and to any other relevant legislation, to which environmental assessment requirements apply. Full details of the Services are given in Appendix 1 of the CfT. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. All submissions must be uploaded in a ZIP FILE format.
Procedure identifier : 28504e9e-b02b-47ba-a876-f916840e5da4
Previous notice : 93949e76-67c0-4087-a068-dd9566a236db-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712000 Environmental planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90700000 Environmental services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 3 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Service Contracts with an estimated value of between €50,000 (excl. of VAT) and the current EU Threshold (excl. of VAT) (€143,000 for 2024 and 2025, subject to change) which may be awarded by Mini-Competition.
Description : The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites tenders to this Call for Tenders (CfT) from Economic Operators for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services (the “Services”). The assessment and management of potential environmental effects of new policy and legislation is critical for the delivery of policies and programmes of Government. In that context, tenders are invited for Services to support the processes of environmental assessments (Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), and other assessments, such as Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) where required), in relation to relevant aspects of the Department’s work. This includes the preparation of statutory guidelines, directions, legislation, circulars, notices or other relevant plans or programmes in relation to the Minister’s functions under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the regulations thereto, and to any other relevant legislation, to which environmental assessment requirements apply. Full details of the Services are given in Appendix 1 of the CfT. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. All submissions must be uploaded in a ZIP FILE format.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712000 Environmental planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90700000 Environmental services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : CfT for the provision of Environmental Assessment Services
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Other
Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price at 30%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality at 70%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, partly without reopening and partly with reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Organisation executing the payment : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
TED eSender : European Dynamics S.A.

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Service Contracts with an estimated value of less than €50,000 (excl. of VAT) which may be awarded by Rotation.
Description : The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites tenders to this Call for Tenders (CfT) from Economic Operators for appointment to a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Assessment Services (the “Services”). The assessment and management of potential environmental effects of new policy and legislation is critical for the delivery of policies and programmes of Government. In that context, tenders are invited for Services to support the processes of environmental assessments (Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), and other assessments, such as Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) where required), in relation to relevant aspects of the Department’s work. This includes the preparation of statutory guidelines, directions, legislation, circulars, notices or other relevant plans or programmes in relation to the Minister’s functions under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the regulations thereto, and to any other relevant legislation, to which environmental assessment requirements apply. Full details of the Services are given in Appendix 1 of the CfT. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. All submissions must be uploaded in a ZIP FILE format.
Internal identifier : 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712000 Environmental planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90700000 Environmental services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : CfT for the provision of Environmental Assessment Services
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Other
Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price at 30%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality at 70%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, partly without reopening and partly with reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Organisation executing the payment : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
TED eSender : European Dynamics S.A.

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 3 000 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this procedure : 3 000 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 3 000 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072331
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412036
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072343
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412035
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : RSK Ireland Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072192
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412038
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072340
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412034
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : Arup _4744
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072241
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412039
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : CAAS Ltd._10665
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072339
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412037
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 3 000 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072331
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412042
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072343
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412041
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : RSK Ireland Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072192
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412044
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072340
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412040
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : Arup _4744
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072241
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412045
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Winner :
Official name : CAAS Ltd._10665
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072339
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Subcontracting : Yes
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 412043
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 23/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Registration number : N/A
Postal address : Newtown Road
Town : Wexford
Postcode : Y35 AP90
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +53 9117551
Internet address : https://www.housing.gov.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists
Registration number : 444752
Postal address : Unit 24, Grove Island, Corbally
Town : Limerick
Postcode : V94 312N
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 061579400
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
Registration number : IE180497
Postal address : Core House, Pouladuff Road
Town : Cork
Postcode : T12D773
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0214964133
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : RSK Ireland Ltd
Registration number : 05857689
Postal address : RSK Group Plc Spring Lodge 172 Chester Road
Town : Helsby
Postcode : WA6 0AR
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : +447741151846
Internet address : https://www.rskgroup.com
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Registration number : 6561581I
Postal address : West Pier Business Campus
Town : Dublin
Postcode : A96 N6T7
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +35314882900
Internet address : http://www.rpsgroup.com/
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002 LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : Arup _4744
Registration number : 37037
Town : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0035312334455
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : CAAS Ltd._10665
Registration number : IE6334848F
Town : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0035318721530
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001 LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0008

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0009

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 01eac272-6199-42d2-a4fd-34a36ebf2053 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 08/11/2024 16:29 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00686654-2024
OJ S issue number : 220/2024
Publication date : 12/11/2024