ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/03/2021

External Reference: 2021-266258

TED Reference: 2021/S 055-138987

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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.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.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  162086.00  EUR
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

Criteria below
Price
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.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 167-404264
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: The preparation and provision of research and information to support the review of the Rural Water Sector

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/03/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

TOBIN Consulting Engineers
IE8D22574O
Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road
Galway
Galway
IE
Telephone: +353 91565211
E-mail: brian.downes@tobin.ie
Fax: +353 91565398
Internet address: http://www.tobinconsultingengineers.com

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:  240000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  162086.00  EUR / Highest offer:  341355.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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