Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/08/2016

Expire date: 13/09/2016

External Reference: 2016-699066

TED Reference: 2016/S 153-276969

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person: Glenda Byrne
Telephone: +353 18847888
Fax: +353 18556821
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.failteireland.ie

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101960&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Development of Bespoke Leadershop Programme
Reference number:  HR//2016/02
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80532000  -  Management training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

develop two complimentary Bespoke Leadership Development Programmes to
strengthen and deepen its leadership capability at senior levels across the
organisation. Leveraging our strategic intent in continually developing our
organisation and providing opportunities to be more explorative, inquisitive and
to be devil’s advocate in our analysis of issues, this programme should
encourage us to be open-minded, imaginative and innovative in building our
leadership capability to even higher levels.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 500000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79632000  -  Personnel-training services
80500000  -  Training services
80510000  -  Specialist training services
80521000  -  Training programme services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

develop two complimentary Bespoke Leadership Development Programmes to
strengthen and deepen its leadership capability at senior levels across the
organisation. Leveraging our strategic intent in continually developing our
organisation and providing opportunities to be more explorative, inquisitive and
to be devil’s advocate in our analysis of issues, this programme should
encourage us to be open-minded, imaginative and innovative in building our
leadership capability to even higher levels.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 500000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

This is a single party framework for the Development of Bespoke Leadership Programmes

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As stated in the tender notice and RFT which is available for downloading from the Irish Governmentprocurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  13/09/2016
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until:  13/09/2017
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  13/09/2016
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 284 of 2016, 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.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

05/08/2016