ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/12/2015

Expire date: 06/01/2016

External Reference: 2015-937639

TED Reference: 2015/S 234-425195

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)

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin 1  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Glenda Byrne
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=94747&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94747&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

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 by the contracting authority:

Market Research Services

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No10:  Market research and public opinion polling 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)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 48
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  2500000  and 3000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a Framework of Research

    Agencies/Consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative,

    qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of

    this framework. These projects may be one off, stand-alone surveys or may be

    continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79310000   Market research 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:

    The duration of the framework agreement will be for 4 years. For the avoidance of doubt, it should be stated that the period for delivery of any subsequent contracts entered into under the framework may extend beyond the date of expiry of the framework.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  2500000  and 3000000  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.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    None

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    Payment on receipt of invoices related to Purchase Orders issued by Fáilte Ireland or the contracting authority

    III.1.3)

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

    Single Legal Entity

    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:

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government‘s procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government‘s procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government‘s procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government‘s procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As stated in the Invitation to Tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government‘s procurement website 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

    RS/2015/02

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 232-409115  of 02.12.2014
    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

    06.01.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    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.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Chief Registrar
    Dublin 7  The Four Courts
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of 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.4.3)

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