Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/09/2018
External Reference: 2018-201095
TED Reference: 2018/S 179-406204
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Cached Version
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Failte Ireland
Failte Ireland
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person:
Maurice O'Reilly
Telephone:
+353 18847888
E-mail:
procurement@failteireland.ie
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.failteireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169
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
Festivals and Events Management
Reference number:
FE/2018/01
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79953000
-
Festival organisation services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Festivals and Events Management
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
255000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
600000.00
EUR
taken into consideration
(excluding VAT)
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79952100
-
Cultural event organisation services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Festivals and Events Management
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Expertise of the Proposed Resource
/
Weighting:
30
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Festivals Strategy
/
Weighting:
30
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
Open procedure
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: 2018/S 055-121801
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Festivals and Events Management
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2018
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
GM INNOVATIONS
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
300000.00
EUR
Lowest offer:
255000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
600000.00
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.
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)