Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-244011

TED Reference: 2021/S 131-347716

Contract award notice

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: Sabrina Jones
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

Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development
Reference number:  IT/2021/04
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint suppliers that design and develop best in class websites to a Framework Agreement for delivery of these services. Successful framework members may be required to work with Fáilte Ireland project owners/stakeholders/third party suppliers and external organisation such as Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  7000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72212220  -  Internet and intranet software development services
72212224  -  Web page editing software development services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint suppliers that design and develop best in class websites to a Framework Agreement for delivery of these services. Successful framework members may be required to work with Fáilte Ireland project owners/stakeholders/third party suppliers and external organisation such as Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Web Design, Development and Testing Capability  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Competency and Expertise  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Project & Account Management  /  Weighting:  10
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  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.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 060-151089

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Etain Limited
NI037642
21 James Street South
Belfast
Belfast
UK
Telephone: +44 02890872222
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

i3 Digital is the trading name of Biznet IIS Ltd
911736142
Biznet House
Belfast
39 Dargan Road
UK
Telephone: +44 02890447800
Fax: +353 02890771474
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.i3digital.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Piksel Ltd.
UK Company Registration 03048367
1 Innovation Close York Science Park
York
YO10 5ZD
UK
Telephone: +44 8448633600
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 4

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

PROFESSIONAL GRANITE CONSULTING LIMITED
IE9698553S
FIRST FLOOR, CITY QUARTER, LAPPS QUAY
Cork
Cork
IE
Telephone: +353 16337979
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 5

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Simpleview
678240219
1.02 South Harrington Building, 182 Sefton Street
Liverpool
Merseyside L3 4BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3304401825
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 6

Title: Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Strata3
IE8296255K
10 Westland Square
Dublin
Pearse St
IE
Telephone: +353 16718806
Fax: +353 016865191
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.strata3.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  7000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

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 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 anytime;
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.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
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