Acquisition of six drainage lysimeters for measuring soil leaching and associated equipment 2026 Tender

Original: L’objecte d’aquesta contractació és l’adquisició de sis lisímetres de drenatge per a la mesura i recollida de la lixiviació en el sòl i equipament associat necessari per una quantificació de la resta de components del balanç hídric del sòl per al Departament de Ciència i Enginyeria Forestal i Agrícola de la Universitat de Lleida a càrrec del projecte DoubleCrop (P26007) finançat per l’Agencia Estatal de Investigación, d’acord amb les característiques tècniques i amb les condicions definides al Plec de Prescripcions Tècniques (en endavant PPT), per atendre les necessitats del servei.

Universitat de Lleida

About this tender

The Universitat de Lleida is procuring six drainage lysimeters for measuring and collecting soil leachate, together with the associated equipment needed to quantify the remaining components of the soil water balance. The contract is for the Department of Forest and Agricultural Science and Engineering and is funded under the DoubleCrop project (P26007), financed by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación. The contract is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The scope is a supply contract (acquisition) with unit pricing, executed in Lleida (ES513). The tender is not divided into lots, and the contracting authority justifies this under Article 99.3.b) of the Spanish public procurement law on the grounds that splitting the supply would hinder technical implementation and coordination. Variants are not admitted, and no extensions or modifications are foreseen. Price revision is not planned. Delivery is required within 10 working days (días hábiles) from contract formalisation. The contract has no provision for extension. Technical specifications are set out in the Pliego de Prescripciones Técnicas (PPT), and administrative conditions in the Pliego de Cláusulas Administrativas Particulares (PCAP). Special social execution conditions apply, relating to gender equality, with details referenced in section L of the PCAP cover sheet.

Bidder eligibility

Economic and financial solvency and technical solvency requirements are set out in section G of the PCAP cover sheet (Quadre de característiques), which is not reproduced on the portal page. The contract is not restricted to special employment centres or insertion companies, is not reserved for protected employment programmes, and is not reserved to a specific profession. No specific registrations, classifications or references are stated on the notice page itself. Bidders should consult the PCAP for the exact thresholds.

How bids are scored

Award is based on automatic criteria totalling 100 points. Price carries 80 points. The remaining 20 points are scored on a reduction of the maximum delivery period (automatic valuation). No points are allocated to criteria subject to value judgment (0.00). The price/quality split is therefore 80/20 on automatic criteria, with no subjective scoring.

Key requirements

• ✓Supply of six drainage lysimeters for leachate measurement and collection
• ✓Associated equipment needed to quantify the soil water balance components
• ✓Specifications as defined in the Technical Prescriptions Document (PPT), funded by DoubleCrop (P26007)

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Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.