ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/11/2018

External Reference: 2018-245679

TED Reference: 2018/S 213-488680

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Environmental Protection Agency
N/A
Headquarters
Johnstown Castle Estate
PO Box 3000
IE
Contact person: Ann Kehoe
Telephone: +353 539160600
E-mail: ann.kehoe@epa.ie
NUTS code:  IE052 -  South-East
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.epa.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/334

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Environment

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Support Framework for the provision of Laboratory Services to the Substance Reporting Unit, Environmental Protection Agency
Reference number:  SPCP-2018-02-2
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71900000  -  Laboratory services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

As part of its surveillance and monitoring responsibilities, the Office of Environmental Sustainability in the EPA carries out, or has carried out on its behalf, testing of samples of materials, products and wastes for certain hazardous substances and other contaminants of emerging concern. Also, it is envisaged there will be similar monitoring requirements relating to some or all environmental media. Such intelligence gathering is also carried out to gain a greater understanding of issues of concern as they arise, and to inform future work programmes. Consequently, the EPA intends to establish, as a result of this Invitation to Tender, a Multiple Operator Cascade Framework Agreement for the testing of a wide variety of samples for a very broad range of substances. Successful Tenderers will be appointed to work from a Cascade Framework Agreement to provide the EPA with these required services.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  500000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

90700000  -  Environmental services
90710000  -  Environmental management
90711200  -  Environmental standards other than for construction
90711300  -  Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
90711500  -  Environmental monitoring other than for construction
90714000  -  Environmental auditing
90714100  -  Environmental information systems
90720000  -  Environmental protection
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE052 -  South-East
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

As part of its surveillance and monitoring responsibilities, the Office of Environmental Sustainability in the EPA carries out, or has carried out on its behalf, testing of samples of materials, products and wastes for certain hazardous substances and other contaminants of emerging concern. Also, it is envisaged there will be similar monitoring requirements relating to some or all environmental media. Such intelligence gathering is also carried out to gain a greater understanding of issues of concern as they arise, and to inform future work programmes. Consequently, the EPA intends to establish, as a result of this Invitation to Tender, a Multiple Operator Cascade Framework Agreement for the testing of a wide variety of samples for a very broad range of substances. Successful Tenderers will be appointed to work from a Cascade Framework Agreement to provide the EPA with these required services.
It is intended this Framework Agreement will run in parallel with Cascade Framework Ref: SPCP-2018-02-1 over the same period. Tenderers who are interested in providing proposals for the provision of the services concerned should familiarise themselves with the nature of the initial project work outlined under Lot #1 of that Framework.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Laboratory Competencies  /  Weighting:  75%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost per sample test  /  Weighting:  25%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
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 IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 130-296711

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Support Framework for the provision of Laboratory Services to the Substance Reporting Unit, Environmental Protection Agency

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

08/10/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

ALS Life Sciences
6403448T
Carrigeen Business Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Clonmel
Tipperary
IE
Telephone: +353 526178100
E-mail: jeff.carroll@alsglobal.com
Fax: +353 526178133
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.alsglobal.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  49389.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Courts
The Fourcourts
Dublin 9
IE