ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/02/2016

Expire date: 01/03/2016

External Reference: 2016-626173

TED Reference: 2016/S 027-043793

Contract notice

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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: Harry O'Crowley
Telephone: +353 01-6072463
E-mail: harry.ocrowley@agriculture.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
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=96296&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96296&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

  • Environment
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:

Services for the Administration of a Locally Led Scheme in the Burren in Counties Clare and Galway under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

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)

    Services for the administration of the Burren Locally Led Programme (hereinafter

    referred to as “the Programme“) which will be directed at managing high nature

    value farmland for conservation within the Burren. The programme is co-financed

    by the EU under Ireland‘s Rural Development Programme. The service involves

    the administration and delivery of the Burren Programme under the Rural

    Development Programme 2014 – 2020. It is envisaged that up to 500 farms will

    be included within the Programme, and the programme will be delivered by the

    service provider contracted as a result of this competition. The service provider

    will be known for this purpose as “the Burren Team“

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    80540000   Environmental training services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    03000000   Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
    79400000   Business and management consultancy and related services
    79632000   Personnel-training services
    80000000   Education and training services
    80500000   Training services
    80510000   Specialist training services
    80521000   Training programme services
    80531200   Technical training services
    90700000   Environmental services
    90710000   Environmental management
    90712000   Environmental planning
    90712400   Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning 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:

    One Lot - six years term - extension of 12 months x 2

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  2
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 12

    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

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 218-397920  of 16.11.2015
    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

    29.02.2016 - 23:30
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    [DurationDays]: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    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: yes
    Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

    RDP 2014 - 2020