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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/10/2022

External Reference: 2022-276185

TED Reference: 2022/S 199-565953

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: Nicola Meneses
E-mail: nicola.meneses@housing.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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

Environment

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

National Marine Habitats Monitoring Programme
Reference number:  SPU CO29-2022
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

90700000  -  Environmental services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

surveys of Annex I marine habitats to assess conservation status for the Habitats Directive
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  581463.00  EUR / Highest offer:  581463.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71354500  -  Marine survey services
73112000  -  Marine research services
90710000  -  Environmental management
90712000  -  Environmental planning
90712300  -  Marine conservation strategy planning
90713000  -  Environmental issues consultancy services
90714000  -  Environmental auditing
90714300  -  Sectoral environmental auditing services
90714400  -  Activity specific environmental auditing services
90720000  -  Environmental protection
90730000  -  Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation
90733000  -  Services related to water pollution
98360000  -  Marine services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) is responsible for the conservation of natural habitats and species and the protection of biological diversity in Ireland. It is also responsible for providing advice to Consenting and Licensing Authorities in that regard.
Under Article 11 of the Habitats Directive, surveillance of the conservation status of Annex I habitats is required and under Article 17, each member state is obliged to report this status to the European Commission every six years . Site-specific data has been used to develop conservation objectives for the habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive for which a site is selected. Each conservation objective has a number of targets to be met in order for a habitat to be in favourable conservation condition .The data collected during the baseline and monitoring surveys was used to inform the 2013 & 2019 National Conservation Status Assessment reporting for the seven marine Annex I habitats (Habitat 1180 is excluded from this monitoring programme). Assessment forms and Audit Trails for each habitat can be accessed as part of NPWS http://www.npws.ie/publications/search?title=article+17 and all relevant data and metadata used to derive distribution maps is available at http://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data.
The 2019 Article 17 report noted that there were significant pressures and threats to marine habitats in the inshore. This project is designed to collect data to inform the next Article 17 report in 2025.
Eighteen sampling sites have been selected for monitoring between 2022 and 2025 representing a geographical spread and a range of Annex I habitats.
See RfT document for full specification
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  MEAT  /  Weighting:  MEAT
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: 2022/S 133-380909

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: National Marine Habitats Monitoring Programme

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/09/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

MERC Consultants Ltd
Loughaunbeg
Inverin Galway
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  581463.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  581463.00  EUR / Highest offer:  581463.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

National Parks and Wildlife Service
Dublin
IE