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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/02/2021

External Reference: 2021-272954

TED Reference: 2021/S 033-083009

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
E-mail: glenda.byrne@failteireland.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.failteireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169

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

Provision of Specialist Financial Advice and Related Studies
Reference number:  OP/2020/02
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66171000  -  Financial consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide Specialist Financial Advice and Related Studies.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  900000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  2000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79412000  -  Financial management consultancy services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide Specialist Financial Advice and Related Studies.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Sector Knowledge  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Strategic Thinking  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resources, team & Working Collaboratively  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Project Management & Deliverables  /  Weighting:  10
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  45
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
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
The COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the provision of Specialist Financial Advice and Related Services because of a need to react quickly to changing circumstances. This does not give Fáilte Ireland sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. Fáilte Ireland considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, Fáilte Ireland is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation [27](5)) for the open procedure in respect of this procurement.
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: 2020/S 240-593839

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Specialist Financial Advice and Related Studies

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/02/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Crowe Horwath
IE 4744382D
Marine House, Clanwilliam Place
Dublin
D2
IE
Telephone: +353 14482200
E-mail: shane.mcquillan@crowehorwath.ie
Fax: +353 14482201
Internet address: http://www.crowehorwath.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  900000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  2000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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