ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/03/2016

Expire date: 14/04/2016

External Reference: 2016-014191

TED Reference: 2016/S 053-089195

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)

Tourism Ireland Limited
N/A
5th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
D02 TD99  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Hannah Hughes
Telephone: +353 14763474
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com
Fax: +353 014763642
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1197
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97368&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97368&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:
Tourism Ireland Limited
345 Park Ave, 17th Floor USA
NY 10154   New York
US
For the attention of: Deirdre O'Brien
Internet address:
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Destination Marketing
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:

Email Direct Marketing Services in the United States Market

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    United States of America

    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 a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    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: 1200000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The New York, US Market Office office of Tourism Ireland wishes to appoint a Direct Marketing Agency to a single-party framework agreement for email direct marketing services in the United States. The Contract Period will be for two (2) years, with option to extend annually for up to an additional two (2) years subject

    to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. It is anticipated that work under the Framework Agreement will commence in January 2017. It is a requirement that the successful supplier has an operational base in the US and can operate to US Eastern Standard Time.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79342100   Direct marketing services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79413000   Marketing management consultancy services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    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 Contract Period will be for two (2) years, with option to extend anually for up to an additional two (2) years subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors.

    2.2. Email Direct Marketing (EDM) Services may vary depending on the project. The services required from the successful supplier will be predominately digital in nature. It is envisaged that the EDM services required will be project or scheme specific depending on the issue or objective involved.

    It is a requirement that the successful supplier has an operational base in the US and can operate to US Eastern Standard Time.

    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

    Starting  01. 01. 2017  Completion  01. 01. 2021

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    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: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Restricted
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators:  5
    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

    US/DM/2016

    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

    13.04.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN]

    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