Design services for tourism signage plans

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority, established by the Irish Government in May 2003 to guide and promote the development of tourism as a leading indigenous component of the Irish economy. To this end, Fáilte Ireland, working in partnership with the tourism industry, provides an extensive range of support services and business solutions designed specifically to develop and sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination.
Fáilte Ireland works in partnership with Tourism Ireland (who promote Ireland as a holiday destination to overseas markets) and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (responsible for tourism development and marketing in Northern Ireland). It also leads an extensive domestic holiday campaign via ‘Discover Ireland,’ which features comprehensive information and listings for Irish accommodation, activities, events, tourist attractions and Irish holiday special offers.
Fáilte Ireland works with the tourism industry in areas including business support, enterprise development, training and education, research, marketing and regional development. With a dedicated team working across 6 regions, Fáilte Ireland offers tourism professionals and service providers a wide range of support services.
It is against this backdrop that the requirement to engage design services to assist Fáilte Ireland in the development of tourism signage plans. Further corporate information regarding Fáilte Ireland and its activities in the field of business support is available from the Authority’s website: http://www.failteireland.ie.
Fáilte Ireland requires design services which it can draw upon as required over a three year period, for the preparation of tourism signage plans for (a) tourist driving routes, (b) tourist destination areas, and (c) individual tourist attractions and amenities, throughout Ireland. The tourism signs to be designed should comply with the white-on-brown directional type signs as specified in the Traffic Signs Manual 2010. All tourism signage plans delivered as part of this contract should integrate, as appropriate, with existing and proposed signage schemes (both directional signs and tourism signs), undertaken or being undertaken by the National Roads Authority or a local authority.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=288932.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-05. The procurement was published on 2011-08-12.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who?

• Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

What?

• Production management consultancy services › Design consultancy services
• Urban furniture › Signage

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-08-12	Contract notice
2012-06-25	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-08-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: design consultancy services
Quantity or scope: This is a framework agreement for a period of 3 years.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Design consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 18847888 📞
Fax: +353 18556821 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-08-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-09-05 📅
Publication date: 2011-08-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 156-260104
OJ-S issue: 156
Additional information

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, 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 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 at the application stage. The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations: Dublin Tourism may avail of this contract. (ET Ref:288932).

Additional information

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, 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 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 at the application stage.

The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:

Dublin Tourism may avail of this contract.

(ET Ref:288932).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Fáilte Ireland works in partnership with Tourism Ireland (who promote Ireland as a holiday destination to overseas markets) and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (responsible for tourism development and marketing in Northern Ireland). It also leads an extensive domestic holiday campaign via ‘Discover Ireland,’ which features comprehensive information and listings for Irish accommodation, activities, events, tourist attractions and Irish holiday special offers.

Fáilte Ireland works with the tourism industry in areas including business support, enterprise development, training and education, research, marketing and regional development. With a dedicated team working across 6 regions, Fáilte Ireland offers tourism professionals and service providers a wide range of support services.

It is against this backdrop that the requirement to engage design services to assist Fáilte Ireland in the development of tourism signage plans. Further corporate information regarding Fáilte Ireland and its activities in the field of business support is available from the Authority’s website: http://www.failteireland.ie.

Fáilte Ireland requires design services which it can draw upon as required over a three year period, for the preparation of tourism signage plans for (a) tourist driving routes, (b) tourist destination areas, and (c) individual tourist attractions and amenities, throughout Ireland. The tourism signs to be designed should comply with the white-on-brown directional type signs as specified in the Traffic Signs Manual 2010. All tourism signage plans delivered as part of this contract should integrate, as appropriate, with existing and proposed signage schemes (both directional signs and tourism signs), undertaken or being undertaken by the National Roads Authority or a local authority.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=288932.

Duration: 36 months
Reference number: DD/2011/09
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

As stated in the RFT document available for downloading from the Irish Government's procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

As stated in the RFT document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie.

Technical and professional ability:

As stated in the RFT document available for downloading from the Irish Government's procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Payment on receipt of invoices related to purchase orders issued by Fáilte Ireland.

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Single legal entity(ies).
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2011-09-05 📅
Place of opening: Fáilte Ireland Offices, Amiens Street, Dublin 1.
Place: Fáilte Ireland Offices, Amiens Street, Dublin 1.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
The procurement is done on behalf of other contracting authorities ✅
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05025 🌏
Name: eTenders Website
URL for further information: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
URL for participation: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-06-15 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: DD/2011/09
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 113-187013
Additional information

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, 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 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 at the application stage.

The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:

Dublin Tourism may avail of this contract.

(ET Ref:288932).

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, 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.

Source: OJS 2011/S 156-260104 (2011-08-12)

Contract award notice (2012-06-25)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street,

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-25 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 121-200365
Refers to notice: 2011/S 156-260104
OJ-S issue: 121
Additional information

Please note that this is a contract Award Notice. (ET Ref:453312).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Methodology (1500)
2. Project Management (2500)
3. Delivery (1000)
4. Ultimate Cost (5000)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-01 📅
Name: Roughan & O Donovan
Postal address: Arena House, Arena Road
Postal town: Sandyford / Dublin D18
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Rps
Postal address: West Pier Business Campus, Old Dun Laoghaire Road
Postal town: Dublin

3️⃣
Name: Arup
Postal address: 50 Ringsend Road
Postal town: Dublin 4

4️⃣
Name: WS Atkins Irl. Ltd
Postal address: Atkins House, 150-155 Airside Business Park, Co Dublin
Postal town: Sword
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Failte Ireland and its subsidiaries, The Gathering and Tourism Ireland

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, 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.

Source: OJS 2012/S 121-200365 (2012-06-25)

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