Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority URL: http://www.coillte.ie

Address of the buyer profile URL: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01468

Further information can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3) Main activity

Other: Forestry and other related businesses

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Provision of General Forestry Maintenance contract services in 2012.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

Main place of performance: Ireland.

NUTS codeIE

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Coillte are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of General Forestry Maintenance contract services in 2012. This will consist of two types of contracts:

Contract A - Maintenance of Forests.

This contract will include the following operations; road repairs and maintenance, fence and drainage repair, hedge trimming, litter collection, fire-lines, supply and erect entrance barriers, chainsaw operations, fire fighting and general amenity maintenance. The contractor will supply materials (ex road material), labour and machinery required to complete the contract.

Contract B - Maintenance of Forest Parks.

This contract will include the following operations; maintenance of buildings, toilets, trails and grass-cutting. The contractor will supply materials, labour and machinery required to complete the contract. These sites will include forest parks which are generally located in rural areas.

More detail on the above contracts is provided in the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Coillte require suitably qualified contractors with experience in forestry or a similar environment to provide these services. Contractors must be capable of providing all activities listed in the contracts, both manual and mechanical.

Coillte will reserve the right to award the contracts as a whole or as individual parts.

The questionnaire attached should be completed and enclosed in a sealed envelope, marked‘PQQ for General Forestry Maintenance Contracts’ and should be delivered not later than 17:00 HRS on 16.11.2011 for the attention of:

Marie Roche, Coillte, Unit C, Carrigeen Industrial Estate, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.

Forestry services are classified as non-priority services falling under Annex II B of Directive 2004/18/EC. These services are covered by Articles 23 and 35(4) of the Directive only, to the exclusion of the other provisions. Whilst such procurements are not expressly covered by provisions of the Directive, the award procedure will nevertheless being conducted in accordance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency.

Further information on the contracts will be provided at tender stage.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at URL: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=331392
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II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

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II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope

Please see description of contract section.

II.2.2) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3) Information about renewals

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required

N/A.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

N/a.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

A grouping if successful must contract as a single entity having joint or several liability.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2) Conditions for participation

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see pre qualification questionnaire attached.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see pre qualification questionnaire attached.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Please see pre qualification questionnaire attached.

III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Accelerated restricted

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure The accelerated process has been chosen to ensure that contracts are in place for 2012.

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: At least 5 but depending on the quality of applications received.

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

16.11.2011 - 17:00

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

23.11.2011

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

Other Irish.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

VI.3) Additional information

Coillte will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred in this process.

Please complete the PQQ attached to this notice and return by the deadline date stated.

(ET Ref:331392).

VI.4) Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

28.10.2011