Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/01/2020

External Reference: 2020-208252

TED Reference: 2020/S 004-005245

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
CHY 848
Saint Patrick’s Close
Dublin 8
Co.Dublin
IE
Contact person: Gavan Woods
Telephone: +353 14539472
Internet address(es):
I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  Registered Charity
I.5)

Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

procurement of audio guides for use in Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin
Reference number:  Audio Guide
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

92520000  -  Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. It is a place of worship and is a registered charity (CHY848). The Cathedral attracts over half a million visitors a year, most of whom pay an admission fee. Saint Patrick’s endeavours to provide interpretative tools to help contextualise the Cathedral’s life and history for its visitors. To this end, the Cathedral wishes to purchase a stock of audio guides with content in English, Irish, Italian, German, Spanish and French. This should include an adult tour and an English language children’s tour. The audio guides should have the ability to add additional languages and tours in the future. These audio guides will either be free of charge or for a small additional charge. This service will be primarily for individual visitors. Users will return the audio guide at the end of their visit. The Cathedral is seeking to purchase approx. 350 physical audio guides but this order may change depending on unit price.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  80841.00  EUR / Highest offer:  138252.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31600000  -  Electrical equipment and apparatus
32300000  -  Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
92000000  -  Recreational, cultural and sporting services
92500000  -  Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
92521000  -  Museum services
92521100  -  Museum-exhibition services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
St Patrick's Close, Dublin 8
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. It is primarily a place of worship and is a registered charity (CHY848). The Cathedral attracts over half a million visitors a year, most of whom are asked to pay a small admission fee. Saint Patrick’s endeavours to provide interpretative tools in order to help contextualise the Cathedral’s life and history for its many visitors. To this end, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is seeking to purchase a stock of audio guides with content in English, Irish, Italian, German, Spanish and French. This should include an adult tour and an English language children’s tour. The audio guides should have the ability to easily add additional languages and tours in the future. This should include an adult and an English language children’s tour. These audio guides will be available either free of charge or for a small additional charge. This service will be aimed primarily at individual visitors. Users will return the audio guide at the end of their visit. The Cathedral is seeking to purchase approximately 350 physical audio guides although this order may change depending on unit price.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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

For full details please contact;
e-mail: education@stpatrickscathedral.ie
tel.no. 0035314539472

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: 2019/S 189-459103

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: procurement of audio guides for use in Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/12/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  9
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

tonwelt GmbH
DE237346100
Levetzowstr. 23 b-c
Berlin
10555
DE
Telephone: +49 3039404745

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:  120000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  80481.00  EUR / Highest offer:  138252.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick's Close
Dublin 8
IE
Telephone: +353 14539472