Official name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Postal code: D02 WK12
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Brian Kennedy
E-mail: capstrategicplan@agriculture.gov.ie
Telephone: +353 16072000
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

General public services

Prior Information Notice on the establishment of a services contract for a monitoring and evaluation programme to assess the impact of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) on habitats and biodiversity in Ireland

90711500 Environmental monitoring other than for construction

Services

This notice sets out the intention of the Department to seek suitable tenderers to establish a monitoring and evaluation programme to assess the impact of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) on habitats and biodiversity in Ireland. The tenderers will likely be a consortium, working at the cutting edge of this area, in terms of research and technology, and be capable of creating synergies with other publicly funded projects. The purpose is to put in place a model to net out the effect of the CAP on biodiversity and habitat in the Irish landscape, which is suitable for an ongoing long term monitoring programme.

Initially, the monitoring and evaluation programme should be developed in line with the proposed methodology set out below and cover three monitoring cycles over 8 years (2024-2031). The tenderer must also work to create synergies with other publicly funded projects.

The tenderer must complete four core tasks.

1) Develop a detailed spatial map using a stratified sampling approach.

2) Conduct a desk-based habitat quantity assessment, including an assessment of habitat connectivity and change

3) Conduct field-based habitat quality assessments.

4) Reporting following each monitoring cycle, a baseline, mid-term, and final report should be produced in 2025, 2028, and 2031 respectively.

The contract is expected to begin in Q1 2024.

This contract is divided into lots: no

72221000 Business analysis consultancy services

73110000 Research services

73210000 Research consultancy services

79310000 Market research services

90711300 Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction

NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland

This notice sets out the intention of the Department to seek suitable tenderers to establish a monitoring and evaluation programme to assess the impact of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) on habitats and biodiversity in Ireland. The tenderers will likely be a consortium, working at the cutting edge of this area, in terms of research and technology, and be capable of creating synergies with other publicly funded projects. The purpose is to put in place a model to net out the effect of the CAP on biodiversity and habitat in the Irish landscape, which is suitable for an ongoing long term monitoring programme.

Initially, the monitoring and evaluation programme should be developed in line with the proposed methodology set out below and cover three monitoring cycles over 8 years (2024-2031). The tenderer must also work to create synergies with other publicly funded projects.

The tenderer must complete four core tasks.

1) Develop a detailed spatial map using a stratified sampling approach.

2) Conduct a desk-based habitat quantity assessment, including an assessment of habitat connectivity and change

3) Conduct field-based habitat quality assessments.

4) Reporting following each monitoring cycle, a baseline, mid-term, and final report should be produced in 2025, 2028, and 2031 respectively.

The contract is expected to begin in Q1 2024.

23/10/2023

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

11/10/2023