ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/11/2015

Expire date: 08/01/2016

External Reference: 2015-453943

TED Reference: 2015/S 225-409927

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Agriculture House
Kildare Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Angela Robinson
Telephone: +353 16072000
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie
Fax: +353 16611693
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/307
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94384&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94384&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Laboratory Services for the analysis of samples to establish the Presence of Plant Parasitic Nematodes

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 2

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    There is a requirement under Council Directive 2007/33/EC for Ireland to carry out

    an annual survey for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN). This requires that soil

    samples to be taken on sites where certain bulbs, tubers and rhizomes are grown

    e.g. potatoes and daffodils. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,

    as the Competent Authority for the control of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) in

    Ireland, is required to ensure strict adherence to the provisions of this legislation.

    Consequently soil samples are taken for analysis by authorised officers of this

    Department. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the

    Certifying Authority for Seed Certification in Ireland. The scheme covers seed

    production and marketing for the main agricultural crops, e.g. Potatoes. All

    certified seed is subject to certain official laboratory examination for nematodes to

    ensure compliance with plant health legislation. Further nematology testing is

    required for peat, compost, potatoes and other products, which are exported to

    Third Countries.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71900000   Laboratory services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The Department requires the analysis of soil, peat, and plant samples to establish the presence of the Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), Root Knot Nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, other plant parasitic nematodes linked to imports, exports, strawberry, and potato certification. The Department cannot guarantee the number of soil samples that will be required to be analysed but it is expected that the number will be in the region of 1,700 samples per annum. The number of samples is broken down as follows: 1,200 PCN, 100 Root Knot Nematode, 50 nematode samples linked to imports and strawberry certification, 100 Ditylenchus dipsaci, and 250 peat samples. It should be noted that these volumes are based on historical averages and may change over the lifetime of this contract.

    Each soil sample shall not exceed 1,500 ml. All samples will be transmitted by the Contracting Authority by post/courier to the laboratory of the successful tenderer. The post and courier costs will be paid for by the Contracting Authority.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    08.01.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no