ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/11/2014

Expire date: 16/12/2014

External Reference: 2014-953470

TED Reference: 2014/S 216-382608

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Limerick City and County Council
3267368TH
Merchant's Quay
Co.Limerick  Limerick
IE
For the attention of: Noreen Enright
Telephone: +353 61407183
E-mail: procurement@limerick.ie
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/103432
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82375&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82375&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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

Regional or local authority
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Consultancy Services to prepare a bid for Limerick as European Capital of Culture

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No11:  Management consulting services [6] and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Limerick

    NUTS code
    Mid-West
    II.1.3)

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

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  150000  and 350000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Establishment of a single-operator framework agreement for the provision of consultancy services to prepare a bid for Limerick: European Capital of Culture 2020.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    79342000   Marketing services
    79342200   Promotional services
    79416200   Public relations consultancy services
    73220000   Development consultancy services
    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:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    LCCC wishes to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of consultancy services for a bid for Limerick: European Capital of Culture 2020. LCCC wishes to appoint consultants/team/individual to prepare the Limerick European Capital of Culture Bid 2020. The initial contract to be awarded under the framework agreement is the preparation of a comprehensive, fully costed proposal for the establishment of Limerick as European Capital of Culture as part of a bid process

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  150000  and 350000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Prior to the conclusion of the framework agreement, the Contracting Authority reserves to right to seek copies of any agreements between the members of the consortium if the successful tenderer is a consortium or grouping of members.

    The contracting authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to require a lead firm to contract:

    - on the basis of joint and several liability with each member of the candidate executing the contract,

    - with a particular single member of the tenderer as the prime contractor, with the other members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees; or

    - as an incorporated or unincorporated special purpose vehicle, with collateral warranties and/or guarantees from the members of the candidate.

    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 refer to Invitation to Tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to Invitation to Tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to Invitation to Tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to Invitation to Tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    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

    European Capital Culture Bid

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    16.12.2014 - 17:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN,GA
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 012 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Place: 
    IE
    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers in response to this competition.

    Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

    If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer designate emerging from this competitive process, or if having concluded the framework agreement the Contracting Authority decides to terminate that agreement, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework agreement on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party, at any time during the tender validity period.

    At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the concluded framework agreement at any time.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments(SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Your legal advisor
    Internet address: