DAERA - NIEA - Eastern Mournes Wildfire Recovery Project

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)/ NI Environmental Agency (NIEA) is seeking to appoint an experienced, competent and suitably qualified wildfire expert or consortium of experts to develop three comprehensive wildfire management plans and other wildfire related projects for various ASSI, and SAC across Northern Ireland including Eastern and Western Mournes, Kilfeaghan Upper, Antrim Hills and Carn / Glen Shane.

Renewal Options

It is anticipated that this contract will initially run for three years with one option to extend for 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and at the request of NIEA. This will be measured by progress made against outputs and will be subject to the availability of funding and the continuing assessment of need with the agreement of both parties.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77200000 - Forestry services
• 77300000 - Horticultural services
• 90700000 - Environmental services
• 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
• 90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
• 90711200 - Environmental standards other than for construction
• 90711300 - Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
• 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
• 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
• 90712200 - Forest conservation strategy planning
• 90715000 - Pollution investigation services
• 90715270 - Recycling plant site investigation
• 90721000 - Environmental safety services
• 90721100 - Landscape protection services
• 90721800 - Natural risks or hazards protection services
• 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

It is anticipated that this work will commence at contract award and run for an initial period of three years to complete all seven core outcomes, detailed within the Specification, in full estimated to be completed within the initial three years contract period. Please refer to tender documents for full details. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach Satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach Satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs. And their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave Professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions. Being. undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a Period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate..