CONTRACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN IRISH AGROECOLOGICAL LIVING LAB FOR ECOFABULANDS

The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with a suitable company or organisation to establish and operate the Irish Agroecological Living Lab (LL) under the ecoFABULAnds project: Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe. The LL will act as a bioregional demonstrator for the co-creation, testing, and …

CPV: 73000000 Onderzoek en ontwikkeling, en aanverwante adviezen, 73110000 Uitvoeren van onderzoek, 73200000 Advies inzake onderzoek en ontwikkeling, 73111000 Diensten van researchlaboratorium, 73100000 Onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling
Deadline:
20 november 2025 12:00
Soort termijn:
Indiening van een bod
Plaats van uitvoering:
CONTRACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN IRISH AGROECOLOGICAL LIVING LAB FOR ECOFABULANDS
Toekennende instantie:
University College Dublin ( UCD )
Gunningsnummer:
UCDOPP5542

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : University College Dublin ( UCD )
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : CONTRACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN IRISH AGROECOLOGICAL LIVING LAB FOR ECOFABULANDS
Description : The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with a suitable company or organisation to establish and operate the Irish Agroecological Living Lab (LL) under the ecoFABULAnds project: Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe. The LL will act as a bioregional demonstrator for the co-creation, testing, and scaling of agroecological transition strategies at the landscape level in Ireland, contributing directly to WP2 (Living Labs), WP3 (Transition Solutions and Scaling Strategies), and WP4 (Environmental Education and Dissemination) of the project. The LL will focus on upland and lowland mixed-use landscapes in South-East Ireland, building on existing Bioregional Weaving Lab networks, and will engage farmers, local authorities, civil society, researchers, and policy stakeholders to co-create actionable agroecological innovations.
Procedure identifier : be40e22a-2710-4503-978d-fad106f32a86
Internal identifier : UCDOPP5542
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73100000 Research and experimental development services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 160 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : CONTRACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN IRISH AGROECOLOGICAL LIVING LAB FOR ECOFABULANDS
Description : The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with a suitable company or organisation to establish and operate the Irish Agroecological Living Lab (LL) under the ecoFABULAnds project: Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe. The LL will act as a bioregional demonstrator for the co-creation, testing, and scaling of agroecological transition strategies at the landscape level in Ireland, contributing directly to WP2 (Living Labs), WP3 (Transition Solutions and Scaling Strategies), and WP4 (Environmental Education and Dissemination) of the project. The LL will focus on upland and lowland mixed-use landscapes in South-East Ireland, building on existing Bioregional Weaving Lab networks, and will engage farmers, local authorities, civil society, researchers, and policy stakeholders to co-create actionable agroecological innovations.
Internal identifier : UCDOPP5542

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73100000 Research and experimental development services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 160 000 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) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Procurement Document

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality

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 : 11/11/2025 17:00 +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 : 20/11/2025 12:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 20/11/2025 12:30 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
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
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : University College Dublin ( UCD )
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate : University College Dublin ( UCD )
Organisation processing tenders : University College Dublin ( UCD )

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : University College Dublin ( UCD )
Registration number : CHY158
Postal address : Belfield, Dublin 4
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D04 V1W8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0035317164990
Internet address : https://www.ucd.ie
Buyer profile : https://www.ucd.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

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 : 4257e445-f7a8-4438-866b-04ca4ca57fe8 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 21/10/2025 14:15 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00701494-2025
OJ S issue number : 204/2025
Publication date : 23/10/2025