Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/04/2018

External Reference: 2018-855882

TED Reference: 2018/S 072-160142

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

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
1
IE
Contact person: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 18847888
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.failteireland.ie

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

For the appointment of a Multi-disciplinary Team for an Orientation Programme for Dublin
Reference number:  DB/2017/04
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

92310000  -  Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The aim of this project is to help visitors move around and get to know Dublin by public transport, bike and foot and with ease and confidence to allow them to explore and experience all that Dublin city and region has to offer
The role of the successful tenderer is to define, design and implement a multi-phase long term (up to 5 years) visitor orientation strategy that delivers tangible short term and long term improvements to the visitor experience when exploring the depth and breadth of Dublin’s tourism offering.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  700000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  2000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79415200  -  Design consultancy services
79540000  -  Interpretation services
79934000  -  Furniture design services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The aim of this project is to help visitors move around and get to know Dublin by public transport, bike and foot and with ease and confidence to allow them to explore and experience all that Dublin city and region has to offer
The role of the successful tenderer is to define, design and implement a multi-phase long term (up to 5 years) visitor orientation strategy that delivers tangible short term and long term improvements to the visitor experience when exploring the depth and breadth of Dublin’s tourism offering.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Fitness for Purpose of your overall Proposed Solution  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Creativity & Innovation  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resource Expertise & Skillset Applied  /  Weighting:  20
Price  -  Weighting:  40
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 065-122490

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Orientation Programme for Dublin

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

06/03/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

AECOM Ireland Limited
Dun Laoighaire
Co Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  700000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  2000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

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 this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer 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, 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 contract 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 contract 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 contract.