ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/03/2016

External Reference: 2016-233511

TED Reference: 2016/S 054-090818

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
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
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:

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)

    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.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79310000   Market research 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)

    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT

    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. Human Resources offered for Contract Operation and Management . Weighting 15
    2. Technology Implementation . Weighting 10
    3. Methodology . Weighting 25
    4. Account Management . Weighting 10
    5. Ultimate Cost  . Weighting 40
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction has been 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: 2015/S 234-425195  of 03.12.2015
    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 234-425195  of 01.12.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

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

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Behaviour & Attitudes Marketing Research
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 2 Lot No: 2 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Ipsos MRBI
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 3 Lot No: 3 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Millward Brown Lansdowne
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 4 Lot No: 4 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Strategic Marketing
    Cardiff
    Cardiff
    UK
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 5 Lot No: 5 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Genesis
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 6 Lot No: 6 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    RED C Research and Marketing Ltd
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 7 Lot No: 7 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    MCCP
    Dublin
    Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
    Contract No: 8 Lot No: 8 - Lot title:

    Market Research Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.02.2016
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    V.3)

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

    Arkenford Ltd
    Guildford
    Guildford
    UK
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 4000000  and  highest offer 5000000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    If annual or monthly value:
    Number of years: 4
    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.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    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.3.2)

    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.3.3)

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