Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/07/2018
Expire date: 07/09/2018
External Reference: 2018-325407
TED Reference: 2018/S 145-332169
Contract notice
Information
Published
Contract notice
Contract notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dublin 1
New Wapping Street,
IE
Contact person:
Elaine Byrne
Telephone:
+353 12246622
E-mail:
elaine.byrne2@centralbank.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.centralbank.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329
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=133017&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133017&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Market Research Services
Reference number:
2017P085
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79310000
-
Market research services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Lot 1 - Market Research Services
Lot 2 - Mystery Shopping
Lot 3 - Recruitment of respondents for research and consultation forums
Lot 2 - Mystery Shopping
Lot 3 - Recruitment of respondents for research and consultation forums
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 500000.00
EUR
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
yes
Tenders may be submitted for
all lots
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Market Research Services
Lot No:
1
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000
-
Research services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
79000000
-
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311400
-
Economic research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79600000
-
Recruitment services
79635000
-
Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Market Research Services
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: 300000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
yes
Description of renewals:
The Central Bank reserves the right to extent the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of 1 such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Mystery Shopping
Lot No:
2
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000
-
Research services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
79000000
-
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311400
-
Economic research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79600000
-
Recruitment services
79635000
-
Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Mystery Shopping
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: 100000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
yes
Description of renewals:
The Central Bank reserves the right to extent the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of 1 such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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
Mystery Shopping
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Recruitment of respondents for research and consultation forums
Lot No:
3
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000
-
Research services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
79000000
-
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311400
-
Economic research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79600000
-
Recruitment services
79635000
-
Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Recruitment of respondents for research and consultation forums
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: 100000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
yes
Description of renewals:
The Central Bank reserves the right to extent the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of 1 such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions for participation
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
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
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
8
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: no
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/08/2018
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
Duration in months
: 6
(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/08/2018
Local time:
12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2022
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Central Bank of Ireland
New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay
Dublin 2
D2
IE