ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2020

Expire date: 07/10/2020

External Reference: 2020-230176

TED Reference: 2020/S 167-404264

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
N/A
Custom House .
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person: Mary Kilcoyne
Telephone: +353 9624250
E-mail: Mary.Kilcoyne@housing.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.housing.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1209

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172691&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172691&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

The preparation and provision of research and information to support the review of the Rural Water Sector
Reference number:  175048
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

73210000  -  Research consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the Rural Water Sector. The successful Tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the Rural Water Sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the Working Group in addressing its Terms of Reference and will provide an overall assessment of the Rural Water Sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being Assignment One which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the Rural Water Sector and Assignment Two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the Rural Water Sector.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 240000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

41110000  -  Drinking water
41120000  -  Non-drinking water
73220000  -  Development consultancy services
73300000  -  Design and execution of research and development
90713100  -  Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The preparation and provision of research and information to support the Working Group established by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to review the Rural Water Sector. The successful Tenderer will prepare a report on the governance, supervision, funding and wider investment needs relating to the Rural Water Sector. The report will also review the system of monitoring water quality in the sector and how deficiencies are identified and responded to. The report will be prepared to inform the Working Group in addressing its Terms of Reference and will provide an overall assessment of the Rural Water Sector. The report will be prepared from two combined complementary assignments, being Assignment One which will be a literature review report focused on a national representation of the Rural Water Sector and Assignment Two which will be a regional in-depth assessment of the Rural Water Sector.
In April 2018, on foot of recommendations of a Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (JOC), the Minister established a Working Group to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to the rural water services. In its report, the JOC recommended that, “the principals of equity of treatment and equivalent financial support should be applied equally between households on public water supplies and those in Group Water Schemes (GWS), Group Sewerage Schemes (GSS), those using domestic wastewater treatment systems (DWWTS) and individual domestic water supplies (IDWS) and that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government should conduct a review in consultation with relevant stakeholders “to quantify what additional investment will be required to equalise treatment between those availing of domestic water services and those availing of private services.”
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 240000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to four months with a maximum of three such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority's obligations at law.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  All of the proposed team members must have attained a level of qualification of at least QQI level 8 (degree level) from an accredited academic institution in subject(s) relevant to the contract, in a relevant engineering, environmental science, economics, planning, project management, legal or in an analogous discipline, preferably with a water-related component; and
Academic qualifications of at least one of the other proposed team members must include a QQI level 9 (post-graduate degree) in a relevant engineering, environmental science, economics, planning, project management, legal or in an analogous discipline, preferably with a water-related component, to at least Masters Level attained from an accredited academic institution.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

Please see procurement documents
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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 : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  07/10/2020
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until:  07/04/2021
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  08/10/2020
Local time:  12:00
Place:  
Department of Housing Planning & Local Government, Government Buildings, Ballina, Co Mayo
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:  
Minimum of two authorised officers from the Department of Housing Planning & Local Government, or authorised members of the Rural Water Sector Working Group.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Department of Housing Planning & Local Government
Government Buildings
Ballina, Co Mayo
F26 E8N6
IE
Telephone: +353 9624250
E-mail: mary.kilcoyne@housing.gov.ie
Internet address: www.housing.gov.ie