ETENDERS

Contract award notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/09/2015

External Reference: 2015-200956

TED Reference: 2015/S 177-322015

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin 1  Dublin
IE
Contact point(s): Procurement Unit
For the attention of: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 18847888
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie
Fax: +353 18556821
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1169
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88282&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
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: yes
Tourism Ireland

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract:

Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions

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:

    Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    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)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the

    Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions.

    The initial requirement is for the design, locational planning, and overseeing

    manufacture and installation of orientation signage at approximately 100

    attractions and strategic locations within Ireland’s Ancient East. This framework

    may also be utilised to deliver similar requirements for other Fáilte Ireland

    projects as required.

    It is intended to appoint a single contractor to this Framework who will be

    required to subcontract resources to fulfil the requirements. Examples include,

    sign designers, graphic designers and interpretation planners. Other support

    services may also be required and it is Fáilte Ireland’s requirement that the

    successful tenderer will source and manage such support services as required.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79415200   Design consultancy services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79540000   Interpretation services
    79934000   Furniture design services
    92310000   Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    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
    1. Methodology . Weighting 20
    2. Design response and innovation . Weighting 25
    3. Team resources and expertise . Weighting 15
    4. Ultimate Cost . Weighting 40
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    AI/2015/01

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 027-043145  of 02.12.2014
    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 096-174256  of 15.05.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    20.07.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 4
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    Placemarque
    833140462
    127 Portland Street
    Greater Manchester  Manchester
    UK
    E-mail: info@placemarque.com
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 500000  and  highest offer 1000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.2)

    Additional information:

    Please note that this is a contract award notice.

    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.

    VI.3.3)

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