Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/11/2021
External Reference: 2021-214239
TED Reference: 2021/S 216-569452
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Ballymany
Co Kildare
The Curragh
IE
Contact person:
Beth Reid
Telephone:
+353 45455455
E-mail:
breid@hri.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
www.hri.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
TICKETING SYSTEM TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reference number:
HRIAUG20FD/2
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
72200000
-
Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require a ticketing solution across our racecourses for 73 race meetings held annually. This project is for the supply, hosting, installation, configuration, customisation, testing, commissioning, documentation, training, maintenance, and support of a new integrated system for ticket sales. Please consult the tender documentation for greater insight into this project and an overview of our requirements.
Please note that this is the first stage of a two-stage tender process. Successfully shortlisted candidates from this first stage will be provided with invitation to tender documents, which will contain a detailed specification of requirements. Please see Section 3 of the PQQ Tender Document for further information.
Please note that this is the first stage of a two-stage tender process. Successfully shortlisted candidates from this first stage will be provided with invitation to tender documents, which will contain a detailed specification of requirements. Please see Section 3 of the PQQ Tender Document for further information.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
425000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
-
Software package and information systems
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require a ticketing solution across our racecourses for 73 race meetings held annually. This project is for the supply, hosting, installation, configuration, customisation, testing, commissioning, documentation, training, maintenance, and support of a new integrated system for ticket sales. Please consult the tender documentation for greater insight into this project and an overview of our requirements.
Please note that this is the first stage of a two-stage tender process. Successfully shortlisted candidates from this first stage will be provided with invitation to tender documents, which will contain a detailed specification of requirements. Please see Section 3 of the PQQ Tender Document for further information.
Please note that this is the first stage of a two-stage tender process. Successfully shortlisted candidates from this first stage will be provided with invitation to tender documents, which will contain a detailed specification of requirements. Please see Section 3 of the PQQ Tender Document for further information.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Fitness for Purpose of Proposed Ticketing Solutions
/
Weighting:
35%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Innovation Value Add
/
Weighting:
5%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Project Approach and Plan
/
Weighting:
5%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract Management, Technical Merit of Resources Proposed & Support Arrangements
/
Weighting:
25%
Price
-
Weighting:
30%
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
Restricted 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: 2020/S 160-390321
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: TICKETING SYSTEM TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
31/08/2021
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Future Ticketing Ltd
3239857DH
19H Axis Business Park
Offaly
Tullamore
IE
Telephone:
+353 579300590
E-mail:
liam@futureticketing.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Internet address:
http://www.futureticketing.ie
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:
1200000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
425000.00
EUR
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 tenderers;
4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition;
6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. 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;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source,process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return Fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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 tenderers;
4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition;
6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. 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;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source,process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return Fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
The High Court
Four Court
Inns Quay, Dublin
IE
E-mail:
highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address:
www.courts.ie
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Statutory Instrument Nº 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the agreement(including the reviewable public 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 agreement and reviewable public contract