Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-23
Buyer: Dublin Port Company
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71313450 | 71351914 | 90700000 | 90710000
Estimated value: 12000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-02-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: DPC wishes to establish a multi-party framework for environmental consultancy services for Dublin Port Estate and other lands in DPC control. The anticipated services which may be required under the framework are set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.
Subject always to the terms of the framework, DPC intend that the framework will be for 5 years, with the option to extend for 2 years, subject to a maximum of 7 years, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
Identification of the project: Contracts awarded under the framework may be subject to EU funds, details of which are not currently known, but will be advised at time of tender.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. DPC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 5.2.2020 at 12.00 (noon Irish-time). All queries should be sent through the e-Tenders messaging facility;
3) DPC will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, DPC reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to join the framework agreement as appropriate.
This shall be without prejudice to the right of DPC to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
5) At its absolute discretion, DPC may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;
6) DPC reserves the right to successively reduce the number of operators during this negotiated procedure. DPC may gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated;
7) It is anticipated that 6 applicants will be invited to tender subject to the receipt of suitable PQQs;
8) DPC reserves the right to award the contract/framework on foot of the original tenders submitted without entering into negotiation stages.
The contract/framework is covered by the application of the remedies directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.

Eligibility requirements: As per the per-qualification questionnaire.

Award value: 12000000