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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/10/2022

External Reference: 2022-238436

TED Reference: 2022/S 202-575927

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Arts Council
N/A
70 Merrion Square
Dublin
Dublin D02 NY52
IE
Contact person: Eugene Rownan
Telephone: +353 868046627
E-mail: eugene@publicprocurement.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.artscouncil.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1241

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Procurement of Art Collection Storage and Handling Services
Reference number:  AC/2022/15
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

63120000  -  Storage and warehousing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Since 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists. The Collection that evolved tells the story of modern and contemporary Irish visual art in a unique and fascinating way. Today the Collection continues to grow and it is currently comprised of almost 1,300 artworks including sculpture, painting, performance, print, video, installation, photography and other works many of which are on display in public spaces all over Ireland for people to experience and enjoy first hand.
The Arts Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide both Storage and Art Handling Services to meet the needs of the organisation both from a quality and service delivery perspective.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  390060.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60000000  -  Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63121000  -  Storage and retrieval services
63121100  -  Storage services
63122000  -  Warehousing services
92000000  -  Recreational, cultural and sporting services
92512000  -  Archive services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Since 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists. The Collection that evolved tells the story of modern and contemporary Irish visual art in a unique and fascinating way. Today the Collection continues to grow and it is currently comprised of almost 1,300 artworks including sculpture, painting, performance, print, video, installation, photography and other works many of which are on display in public spaces all over Ireland for people to experience and enjoy first hand.
The Arts Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide both Storage and Art Handling Services to meet the needs of the organisation both from a quality and service delivery perspective.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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.1.8)

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: 2022/S 126-359127

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Procurement of Art Collection Storage and Handling Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/10/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Maurice Ward Co Ltd
IE9F51692P
Unit J 10 Swords Business Park
County Dublin
Swords
IE
Telephone: +353 018409099
E-mail: dublin@mauriceward.com
Fax: +353 018409238
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.mauriceward.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  390060.00  EUR / Highest offer:  426590.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE