Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/11/2022

External Reference: 2022-211928

TED Reference: 2022/S 231-667280

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Irish National Stud DAC
N/A
Tully
Co Kildare
Kildare
IE
Contact person: David Downey
Telephone: +353 45521251
Fax: +353 45522129
NUTS code:  IE062 -  Mid-East
Internet address(es):
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

SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF GIFTWARE AND SOUVENIRS TO THE IRISH NATIONAL STUD DAC AND SUBSIDIARY, INS COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES DAC
Reference number:  INS/MAY1/DD
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

44400000  -  Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Irish National Stud Company DAC wish to appoint a contractor for The Supply of Giftware and Souvenirs to The Irish National Stud DAC and Subsidiary, INS Commercial Enterprises DAC at the farm in Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare.
The Irish National Stud DAC is located at Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare and incorporates a Visitors Centre, Student Quarters, Stud Office, Restaurant, Playground Building, and numerous farm buildings and remote offices located on the 893-acre farm, with 55 employees on site five days a week, and a skeleton staff working weekends.
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)

22815000  -  Notebooks
31630000  -  Magnets
39221120  -  Cups and glasses
39295000  -  Umbrellas and sunshades; walking sticks and seat sticks
39295200  -  Umbrellas
39298900  -  Miscellaneous decoration items
55900000  -  Retail trade services
79342200  -  Promotional services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE062 -  Mid-East
Main site or place of performance:  
Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Irish National Stud Company DAC wish to appoint a contractor for The Supply of Giftware and Souvenirs to The Irish National Stud DAC and Subsidiary, INS Commercial Enterprises DAC at the farm in Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare.
The Irish National Stud DAC is located at Tully, Kildare, Co. Kildare and incorporates a Visitors Centre, Student Quarters, Stud Office, Restaurant, Playground Building, and numerous farm buildings and remote offices located on the 893-acre farm, with 55 employees on site five days a week, and a skeleton staff working weekends.
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.1.3)

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 108-284290
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF GIFTWARE AND SOUVENIRS TO THE IRISH NATIONAL STUD DAC AND SUBSIDIARY, INS COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES DAC

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Shamrock Gift Company
4816601L
Unit 16 Trinity Court Fonthill Industrial Park Fonthill Road Dublin 22
Dublin
D22 KD90
IE
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin

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:  1000000.00  EUR
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 or tenderers.
4) Establishment of this 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 produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude contracts with the tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the
contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to conclude contracts 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 any contract awarded at 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 questionnaires
with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin
Dublin
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

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