Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/08/2023
External Reference: 2023-276630
TED Reference: 2023/S 168-529158
Contract award notice
Information
Published
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
Newtown Road
Wexford
Y35AP90
IE
Contact person:
Aisling Hardy
Telephone:
+353 539117449
E-mail:
msp@housing.gov.ie
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main address:
https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1209
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
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening (and if required full assessment) of Marine Planning Guidelines.
Reference number:
MPPLRFT202301
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
90700000
-
Environmental services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Professional Services for Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of draft Ministerial Guidelines: (1) “Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning Guidelines” and (2) “Designated Maritime Area Plans Guidelines” and undertaking of a full SEA and AA if required. The Contracting Authority is seeking one supplier for the requirements of this RFT: (a)Screening for SEA, which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and (b)Screening for AA, which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477 of 2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011); In addition the following may be required: (c) An appropriately scaled SEA and (d) An AA of each of the draft Guidelines.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
165000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
180000.00
EUR
taken into consideration
(excluding VAT)
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
90710000
-
Environmental management
90712000
-
Environmental planning
90712300
-
Marine conservation strategy planning
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE06 -
Eastern and Midland
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Professional Services for Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of draft Ministerial Guidelines: (1) “Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning Guidelines” and (2) “Designated Maritime Area Plans Guidelines” and the undertaking of a full SEA and AA if required:
The Contracting Authority is seeking one supplier for the requirements of this RFT -
(a) Screening for a Strategic Environmental Assessment of each of the draft Minsterial Guidelines - (1) the"Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning (OWEMP) Guidelines" and (2) the "Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAP) Guidelines", which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and
(b) Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the OWEMP Guidelines and (2) DMAP Guidelines - which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477 of 2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011), as amended;
In addition the following may be required:
(c) An appropriately scaled Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the "OWEMP Guidelines and (2) the "DMAP Guidelines"- which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and
(d) An Appropriate Assessment (AA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the OWEMP and (2) the DMAP Guidelines - which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477/2011 (European Communities (Birds and natural habitats) Regulations 2011), as amended. [Tenderers should note that there is no guarantee that the assessments referred to at (c) or (d) will be required].
The Contracting Authority is seeking one supplier for the requirements of this RFT -
(a) Screening for a Strategic Environmental Assessment of each of the draft Minsterial Guidelines - (1) the"Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning (OWEMP) Guidelines" and (2) the "Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAP) Guidelines", which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and
(b) Screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the OWEMP Guidelines and (2) DMAP Guidelines - which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477 of 2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011), as amended;
In addition the following may be required:
(c) An appropriately scaled Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the "OWEMP Guidelines and (2) the "DMAP Guidelines"- which complies with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 to 2011; and
(d) An Appropriate Assessment (AA) of each of the draft Ministerial Guidelines - (1) the OWEMP and (2) the DMAP Guidelines - which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and S.I. No. 477/2011 (European Communities (Birds and natural habitats) Regulations 2011), as amended. [Tenderers should note that there is no guarantee that the assessments referred to at (c) or (d) will be required].
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality
/
Weighting:
TechnicalMerit
Price
-
Weighting:
(Lowest)/(Price)x250
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: 2023/S 062-184165
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening (and if required full assessment) of Marine Planning Guidelines.
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
08/08/2023
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
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:
180000.00
EUR
Lowest offer:
165000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
180000.00
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
Newtown Road, Wexford, Y35 AP90
Wexford
Y35A9KO
IE
E-mail:
msp@housing.gov.ie