Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/12/2021

External Reference: 2021-280912

TED Reference: 2021/S 241-636087

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
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person: Glenda Byrne
Telephone: +353 18847878
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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

For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies
Reference number:  CD/2021/03
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79410000  -  Business and management consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the Development / redevelopment of several Product Strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
79411100  -  Business development consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the Development / redevelopment of several Product Strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The new strategic business plans will consider the changed Tourism landscape due to COVID-19 and Brexit. Fáilte Ireland envisages a need to revisit previously developed sub strategies and roadmaps which all focused on a growth strategy which now need to incorporate a survival, recovery, and post Covid-19 regrowth strategy.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Competency and Expertise  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract 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

Restricted 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 065-166563

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/12/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Crowe Horwath
Marine House, Clanwilliam Place
Dublin
2
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/12/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

SoolNua
7 Rathfarnham Road, Terenure
Dublin
6
IE
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:  1000000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/12/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Team Tourism Consulting
9 Cuthbert Way, Collingwood Manor
Northumberland
NE61 2FQ
UK
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:  1000000.00  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 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/questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers/candidates are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED tenders/questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation/application stage
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
The Four Courts
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
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.