1. Interested parties must register their interest on the etenders website (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 Governments Procurement opportunities portal only (www.etenders.gov.ie) 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. 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 Authority reserves the right to invited the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement, and then delivery the contract as appropriate pertaining to the framework.
7. At it's absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this process.
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 references purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
9. Without prejudice to the principal of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefor, candidates are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition