Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

N/A

88-95 Amiens Street

Dublin 1

Dublin 1

IE

Contact person: Glenda Byrne

Telephone: +353 18847878

E-mail: glenda.byrne@failteireland.ie

Main address: https://www.failteireland.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  

Additional 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=184658&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

Body governed by public law

General public services

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Fully outsourced End to End Grant Application, Evaluation and Payment Processing Service

Reference number:  FI/2021/02

Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority responsible for the development and support of the tourism sector in the Republic of Ireland. One of the business services that the organisation provides is the development, management and delivery of direct grant schemes to assist businesses across various sectors of tourism industry. Fáilte Ireland requires a third-party service provider to deliver a fully outsourced end-to-end grants management process including application, evaluation and payment of funds available under various grant schemes.

Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority responsible for the development and support of the tourism sector in the Republic of Ireland. One of the business services that the organisation provides is the development, management and delivery of direct grant schemes to assist businesses across various sectors of tourism industry. Fáilte Ireland requires a third-party service provider to deliver a fully outsourced end-to-end grants management process including application, evaluation and payment of funds available under various grant schemes.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in the tender documents available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  5

Date:  12/04/2021

Local time:  12:00

Tender must be valid until:  12/04/2022

Date:  12/04/2021

Local time:  12:00

Place:  

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.

High Court

The Four Courts

Dublin 7

Dublin 7

IE

Telephone: +353 18886000

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

he 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.