Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/06/2022

External Reference: 2022-291725

TED Reference: 2022/S 107-301593

Contract award notice

[NoticeContractAward]

[NoticeContractAwardSub]

[Directive201424]

[Section1]: [Ca]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
D01 WR86
IE
[Contactpoint]: Sabrina Jones
[AddressPhone]: +353 18847888
[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
[Internets]:
[UrlGeneral]: www.failteireland.ie

I.4)

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[MaintypePublicbody]
I.5)

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[MainactivGeneral]

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

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II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Consumer Planning and Insights
[Fileref]:  CP/2022/01
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

73200000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

The CP&I team supports the implementation of Fáilte Ireland’s strategy by underpinning its workplans using quality research and analysis. The organisation has a variety of different consumer research needs and is putting in place a framework that can provide consumer research, insights and data that are actionable and relevant to both Fáilte Ireland, it’s stakeholders and the trade to ensure the successful delivery of Fáilte Ireland’s strategy and to support the recovery of the tourism sector.
II.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

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73110000  - 
73210000  - 
79310000  - 
79311400  - 
II.2.3)

[PlacePerformance]

[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

The CP&I team supports the implementation of Fáilte Ireland’s strategy by underpinning its workplans using quality research and analysis. The organisation has a variety of different consumer research needs and is putting in place a framework that can provide consumer research, insights and data that are actionable and relevant to both Fáilte Ireland, it’s stakeholders and the trade to ensure the successful delivery of Fáilte Ireland’s strategy and to support the recovery of the tourism sector.
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaBelow]
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Expertise  /  [Weighting]:  35
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Innovation  /  [Weighting]:  10
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Proposed resources and Account Managemenr  /  [Weighting]:  20
[Price]  -  [Weighting]:  35
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeOpen]
IV.1.3)

[FrameworkContractDpsInfo]

[NoticeInvolvesFramework]
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.1)

[PubPrevious]

[NumberOj]: 2022/S 076-208228

[Section5]: [AwardOfContract]

[ContractNumber]: 1

[TitleContract]: Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Consumer Planning and Insights

[AwardConfirm]: [No]
V.1)

[AwardNoawardInfo]

[AwardNoaward]
[AwardDiscontinued]

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

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)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

High Court
Dublin
7
IE
[AddressPhone]: +353 1
[Internet]: www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

[AppealsLodging]

[AppealsDeadline]: 
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.