Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

N/A

88-95 Amiens Street

Dublin

Dublin 1

IE

Contact person: Glenda Byrne

Telephone: +353 18847878

E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie

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

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

Body governed by public law

General public services

Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Division

Reference number:  EV/2021/04

As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.

As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland has overseen tourism investment in Ireland through a range of funding programmes. Our most recent strategic framework “Tourism Development & Innovation: A Strategy for Investment 2016-2022” was formulated in the context of Government’s policy framework, Project Ireland 2040 Strategy, and longer-term objectives for the tourism sector.
Within these parameters Fáilte Ireland is rolling out a range of investment schemes which will be focused on supporting and realising Fáilte Ireland’s strategic objectives of developing world class tourism products to drive economic development by supporting the key regional tourism brands of Dublin, Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.

Quality criterion  -  Name:  Provision of Team, Skills & Experience to Deliver Work  /  Weighting:  40

Quality criterion  -  Name:  Relationship & Project Management  /  Weighting:  20

Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  40

Number of tenders received:  3

Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3

BDO

IE 4610662K

Beaux Lane House, Mercer St. Lwr.

Dublin

Dublin

IE

Telephone: +353 14700420

E-mail: edaly@bdo.ie

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  3200000.00  EUR

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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.
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High Court

The Four Courts

Dublin

Duboin 7

IE

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

The 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.