008 PR Services for the ICW - The Provision of Public Relations Services for the Irish Champions Weekend
Dear Sir/Madam,
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. It is a commercial semi-state body that took over the functions previously carried out by the Irish Horse Racing Authority and is responsible for the promotion, development and administration of Irish horse racing. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and the HRI Racecourse Division. HRI Headquarters are located in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co Kildare.
HRI is now seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of public relations and event creation services for the Irish Champions Weekend.
The attached document is a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and is issued in conjunction with the contract notice, outlining the requirements of the contracting authority and requesting responses to the outlined suitability assessment criteria.
This competition is being conducted under the restricted procedure, whereby a short list of candidates identified following application of the suitability assessment criteria will go on to receive an Invitation to Tender Document (I.T.T.), defining the requirements in respect of this service. At this point, award criteria will also be published.
Please ensure that you read the instructions below and the issued document carefully. All queries should be emailed to procure@hri.ie. The deadline for receipt of queries is Monday the 3rd of February and the deadline for receipt of submissions is 12 noon on Tuesday the 11h of February.
- Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
- Responses should be concise and should address the requirements of the Pre-Qualification in the same format and sequence as they appear in the attached document.
- The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers involved in this contract award process.
- Contract award may be subject to satisfactory performance at interview and may be subject to approval by competent authorities.
- Emailed or late submissions will not be accepted.
- No commitment of any kind, contractual or otherwise shall exist unless and until a formal written contract has been executed by or on behalf of the contracting authority. Any notification of preferred bidder status by the contracting authority shall not give rise to any enforceable rights by the tenderer. The contracting authority may cancel this public procurement process at any time prior to a formal written contract being executed by or on behalf of the contracting authority. The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest priced or any tender.
- The supply of services under this notice will be governed by standard Terms and Conditions of Horse Racing Ireland.
- Horse Racing Ireland is covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1997 as amended.
Regards,
Sarah Barthel
Procurement Officer
Horse Racing Ireland