Invitation to Tender – Building Services Engineer (M and E) Design Consultant Services - Energy Pathfinder Programme 2025/2026 – WP 1 Biomass (Longford/Westmeath)

The Longford/Westmeath Biomass Project is a part of the Pathfinder 2025 Programme which will target CO2 emission reduction and will assist the Department of Education and Youth to explore options and test various solutions. This bundle, representing a single tender competition, will comprise up to 5 schools located in counties …

CPV: 71000000 Servicios de arquitectura, construcción, ingeniería e inspección, 71314310 Servicios de física térmica para edificios, 71315210 Servicios de consultoría en acometidas de edificios, 71320000 Servicios de diseño técnico, 71321000 Servicios de diseño técnico de instalaciones mecánicas y eléctricas para edificios, 71321200 Servicios de diseño de sistemas de calefacción, 71330000 Servicios diversos de ingeniería, 71333000 Servicios de ingeniería mecánica, 71334000 Servicios de ingeniería mecánica y eléctrica
Plazo:
21 de julio de 2025 a las 16:00
Tipo de plazo:
Presentación de una oferta
Lugar de ejecución:
Invitation to Tender – Building Services Engineer (M and E) Design Consultant Services - Energy Pathfinder Programme 2025/2026 – WP 1 Biomass (Longford/Westmeath)
Organismo adjudicador:
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Número de premio:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Invitation to Tender – Building Services Engineer (M and E) Design Consultant Services - Energy Pathfinder Programme 2025/2026 – WP 1 Biomass (Longford/Westmeath)
Description : The Longford/Westmeath Biomass Project is a part of the Pathfinder 2025 Programme which will target CO2 emission reduction and will assist the Department of Education and Youth to explore options and test various solutions. This bundle, representing a single tender competition, will comprise up to 5 schools located in counties Longford and Westmeath. This initiative aims to reduce CO2 emissions in schools by piloting biomass boiler projects, complete with a fuel store, will be housed in a prefabricated energy cabin, which will be craned into a location adjacent to the existing school boiler house. Where required, the existing heating plant will be upgraded to fully modulating plant and controls to ensure optimisation of the decarbonised heating systems. Where oil is the existing primary fuel, this will be removed and replaced by LPG / Natural Gas to act as a supporting / backup to the school and the Biomass Heating System. The school will enter into a heat purchase agreement with the Energy Supply Company that supplies the Energy Cabin. The Lead Design Consultant must be an M and E engineering specialist with demonstrable experience in Irish school design and delivery of projects of similar scale and complexity. The Consultant will manage the full design process, including but not limited to: Coordination and procurement of all necessary specialist skill providers as outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. Provision of all additional services required to complete the project, either in-house or subcontracted, included within the tendered fee. Responsibility for managing and contracting any other design disciplines necessary for project delivery. The successful Design Consultant will be expected to deliver the project successfully through all five stages of the CWMF. The Project Execution Plan sets out the key deliverables throughout each stage of each school biomass project.
Procedure identifier : 27800cdc-9b5d-4973-959a-641c5f077031
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71321200 Heating-system design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71330000 Miscellaneous engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71333000 Mechanical engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71315210 Building services consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71314310 Heating engineering services for buildings
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Westmeath
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( ISZZZ )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 363 492 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Invitation to Tender – Building Services Engineer (M and E) Design Consultant Services - Energy Pathfinder Programme 2025/2026 – WP 1 Biomass (Longford/Westmeath)
Description : The Longford/Westmeath Biomass Project is a part of the Pathfinder 2025 Programme which will target CO2 emission reduction and will assist the Department of Education and Youth to explore options and test various solutions. This bundle, representing a single tender competition, will comprise up to 5 schools located in counties Longford and Westmeath. This initiative aims to reduce CO2 emissions in schools by piloting biomass boiler projects, complete with a fuel store, will be housed in a prefabricated energy cabin, which will be craned into a location adjacent to the existing school boiler house. Where required, the existing heating plant will be upgraded to fully modulating plant and controls to ensure optimisation of the decarbonised heating systems. Where oil is the existing primary fuel, this will be removed and replaced by LPG / Natural Gas to act as a supporting / backup to the school and the Biomass Heating System. The school will enter into a heat purchase agreement with the Energy Supply Company that supplies the Energy Cabin. The Lead Design Consultant must be an M and E engineering specialist with demonstrable experience in Irish school design and delivery of projects of similar scale and complexity. The Consultant will manage the full design process, including but not limited to: Coordination and procurement of all necessary specialist skill providers as outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. Provision of all additional services required to complete the project, either in-house or subcontracted, included within the tendered fee. Responsibility for managing and contracting any other design disciplines necessary for project delivery. The successful Design Consultant will be expected to deliver the project successfully through all five stages of the CWMF. The Project Execution Plan sets out the key deliverables throughout each stage of each school biomass project.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Additional nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71321200 Heating-system design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71330000 Miscellaneous engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71333000 Mechanical engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71315210 Building services consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71314310 Heating engineering services for buildings
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Westmeath and Longford

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/08/2025
Other duration : Unknown

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 363 492 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : These works will allow us to significantly reduce our CO2 emissions in 6 of our schools
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Pollution prevention and control
Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 11/07/2025 16:00 +01:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 21/07/2025 16:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 180 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 22/07/2025 00:00 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland -
Information about review deadlines : Tender will be active for 30 days. LWETB will endeavor to open the tender proposals within 24hrs of tender deadline.
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board -
Organisation processing tenders : Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
Registration number : 3185033GH
Postal address : Marlinstown Business Park, Block A
Town : Mullingar
Postcode : N91RW96
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( MTZZZ )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0449348389
Buyer profile : https://www.lwetb.ie/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Central purchasing body awarding public contracts or concluding framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for other buyers
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : a1347d1d-33ee-4bf4-9c7c-6ef30643bfa9 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 19/06/2025 15:38 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00405000-2025
OJ S issue number : 118/2025
Publication date : 24/06/2025