Establishment of two multi-party framework agreements for research agencies and economic consultants

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.
— Lot 1:
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of research agencies/consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative, qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be one off stand-alone surveys or may be continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism,
— Lot 2:
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of economic consultants to undertaken economic research as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be one off stand-alone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
Candidates may apply for one, or all lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for.
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=324932.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-11-14. The procurement was published on 2011-10-21.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-10-21 Contract notice
2011-11-08 Additional information
2012-08-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-10-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: research and development services and related consultancy services
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: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
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: 2011-10-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-11-14 📅
Publication date: 2011-10-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 205-334641
Refers to notice: 2011/S 113-187013
OJ-S issue: 205
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, Tourism Ireland. (ET Ref:324932).
Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
Show more
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.
Show more
— Lot 1:
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of research agencies/consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative, qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be one off stand-alone surveys or may be continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism,
Show more
— Lot 2:
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of economic consultants to undertaken economic research as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be one off stand-alone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
Show more
Candidates may apply for one, or all lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for.
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=324932.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Research
Short description:
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of research agencies/consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative, qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be one off stand-alone surveys or may be continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
Show more
Quantity or scope: This is a multi-party framework agreement for a period of 4 years.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Economic research
Variants will be accepted ✅
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: RS/2011/19
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 tender documents available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in the tender documents available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in the tender documents 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: 20
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender opening date: 2011-11-14 📅
Place of opening: Fálte Ireland offices.
Place: Fálte Ireland offices.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05025 🌏
Name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
URL for further information: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
Name: eTenders Website
Phone: +353 16177944 📞
E-mail: info@etenders.gov.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-06-15 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: RS/2011/19
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;
Show more
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;
Show more
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.
Show more
The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:
Dublin Tourism, Tourism Ireland.
(ET Ref:324932).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Irish Courts Service
Postal address: The Courts Service 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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.
Show more
Source: OJS 2011/S 205-334641 (2011-10-21)
Additional information (2011-11-08)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-11-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-11-17 📅
Publication date: 2011-11-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 218-354747
Refers to notice: 2011/S 205-334641
OJ-S issue: 218
Source: OJS 2011/S 218-354747 (2011-11-08)
Contract award notice (2012-08-22)
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: 2012-08-22 📅
Publication date: 2012-08-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 162-269589
OJ-S issue: 162
Additional information
Please note that Lot 2 - Economic Consultants was cancelled. Please note that this is a Contract Award Notice and not a call for competition. (ET Ref:490512).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Competency and expertise (2500)
2. Methodology (1500)
3. Project management (1000)
4. Ultimate cost (5000)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-01 📅
Name: Tourism Development International
Postal address: 14 Clarinda Park North, Dun Laoghaire
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.tourismdev.com 🌏

2️⃣
Name: The Research Perspective
Postal address: Number 342, Harold's Cross Road
Postal town: Dublin 6

3️⃣
Name: Ipsos Mrbi
Postal address: Temple House, Temple Road, Blackrock

4️⃣
Name: Behaviour & Attitudes
Postal address: Miltown House, Dublin 4

5️⃣
Name: Millward Brown Lansdowne
Postal address: Millbank House, Arkle Road, Sandyford
Postal code: 18
Internet address: www.millwardbrownlansdowne.ie 🌏

6️⃣
Name: Strategic Marketing
Postal address: 5-7 Museum Place, Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧

7️⃣
Name: Red C Research And Marketing Ltd
Postal address: Unit 9 44-45 Clontarf Rd, Clontarf
Postal town: Dublin 3
Internet address: www.redcresearch.ie 🌏

8️⃣
Name: Genesis
Postal address: The Mews, Garland House, Rathmines Park,
Internet address: www.genesis.ie 🌏

9️⃣
Name: Jump!
Postal address: Dublin 2
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland and it's subsidaries, Tourism Ireland

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: The Courts Service 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North
Postal town: Smithfield Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2012/S 162-269589 (2012-08-22)
New procurements in related categories 🆕
Related searches 🔍
Suppliers:
Behaviour & Attitudes Genesis Ipsos MRBI Jump! Millward Brown Lansdowne Red C Research And Marketing Ltd Strategic Marketing The Research Perspective Tourism Development International
Products/services:
Research and development services and... Research and experimental development services Research services Research and development consultancy services Research consultancy services