ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/04/2020

External Reference: 2020-283893

TED Reference: 2020/S 079-187005

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

BirdWatch Ireland
Charity No 5703
Unit 20, Block D, Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoo
Kilcoole
Co.Wicklow
IE
Contact person: Anita Donaghy
Telephone: +353 879154750
E-mail: adonaghy@birdwatchireland.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.birdwatchireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/85627

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  Registered Charity
I.5)

Main activity

Environment

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Digital aerial waterbird surveys of Donegal Bay
Reference number:  MarPAMM
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71355000  -  Surveying services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

As part of the Marine Birds Work Package of the Interreg VA MarPAMM project, BirdWatch Ireland is seeking tenders for the completion of digital aerial waterbird surveys of Donegal Bay, with two surveys required, one in February to mid-March 2020 and a second in the period September 2020 - March 2021. Precise timings of surveys within these time periods to be determined.
Data and imagery will be acquired using digital aerial survey. Deliverables include raw data, imagery, GIS files and, where appropriate, population estimates for each species.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  65746.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71354500  -  Marine survey services
73112000  -  Marine research services
79311000  -  Survey services
98361000  -  Aquatic marine services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow A63 RW83
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

As part of the Interreg VA MarPAMM Marine Birds Work Package, BirdWatch Ireland is seeking competent tenders for digital aerial seabird surveys of Donegal Bay, with two surveys required, one in February to mid-March 2020 and a second in the period September 2020 - March 2021. Precise timings of surveys within these time periods to be determined. All reporting MUST be completed by 15th June 2021.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Capacity  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed plan  /  Weighting:  25
Price  -  Weighting:  50% of overall marks
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: yes
Identification of the project: MarPAMM (Interreg VA)
II.2.14)

Additional information

Lead Partner is AFBI, Northern Ireland.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
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: 2019/S 248-614667
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Digital aerial waterbird surveys of Donegal Bay

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/03/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited
GB 905 0414 65
Phoenix Court, Earl Street
Cleator Moor
Cumbria, CA25 5AU
UK
Telephone: +44 1946814463
E-mail: martin.scott@hidefsurveying.co.uk
Internet address: http://www.hidefsurveying.co.uk

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  80000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  65746.00  EUR / Highest offer:  66317.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

A panel (Birdwatch Ireland and AFBI) met to review the submitted tenders having independently scored them; where there was any disagreement between panel members a consensus was agreed. Independent members scores and the overall collated scores were documented.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

AFBI
Belfast
UK