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 entity
will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third
parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for these supplies.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or
expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or
more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive
process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the
contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to
join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the
circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this
procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under
the framework agreement at any time.
8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity 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.
9) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 applicants will be evaluated
however all qualifying applicants will be evaluated