Multi-party framework agreements for destination development experts and facilitators

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.
This is a multi-party framework agreement with two lots.
Lot 1.
Prior to the commencement of the development of the destination development plan for a number of Destinations Fáilte Ireland requires an independent view as to:
What the destinations stands for the unique selling point for the destination.
The vision for the destination (defined as the benefit (economic, environmental, societal) that will accrue from appropriate and successful development of the destination.).
Please note: experts maybe required to work on one or a number destinations across the country.
Lot 2.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of facilitators from which it can engage services as required with regard to the facilitation of all or some of the stages, 1 to 4, of the above outlined below.
Stage 1 Stakeholder consultation and work-shopping leading to confirming the vision for the destination and the establishment of the Destination Development Steering Group.
Stage 2 Initiation and development of 3-year Destination Development Plan & Development of annual operational plans.
Stage 3 implementation stage.
Stage 4 review & feedback.
Candidates may apply for one, or both lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for full details can be found in the RFT document which is available for downloading from the Irish Government's procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.
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=282272.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-02. The procurement was published on 2011-08-08.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-08-08	Contract notice
2012-08-24	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: development consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

This is a multi-party framework agreement for a period of 3 years. Contracts awarded under the framework agreement will be by mini-tender to all tenderers appointed to the framework.

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: Development 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
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street,
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847888 📞
Fax: +353 18556821 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-08-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-09-02 📅
Publication date: 2011-08-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 152-253030
Refers to notice: 2011/S 113-187013
OJ-S issue: 152
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. (ET Ref:282272).

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.

(ET Ref:282272).

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.

This is a multi-party framework agreement with two lots.

Lot 1.

Prior to the commencement of the development of the destination development plan for a number of Destinations Fáilte Ireland requires an independent view as to:

What the destinations stands for the unique selling point for the destination.

The vision for the destination (defined as the benefit (economic, environmental, societal) that will accrue from appropriate and successful development of the destination.).

Please note: experts maybe required to work on one or a number destinations across the country.

Lot 2.

Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a framework of facilitators from which it can engage services as required with regard to the facilitation of all or some of the stages, 1 to 4, of the above outlined below.

Stage 1 Stakeholder consultation and work-shopping leading to confirming the vision for the destination and the establishment of the Destination Development Steering Group.

Stage 2 Initiation and development of 3-year Destination Development Plan & Development of annual operational plans.

Stage 3 implementation stage.

Stage 4 review & feedback.

Candidates may apply for one, or both lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for full details can be found in the RFT document which is available for downloading from the Irish Government's procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.

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=282272.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Destination development experts
Short description:

Prior to the commencement of the development of the destination development plan for a number of Destinations Fáilte Ireland requires an independent view as to:— what the destinations stands for,— the unique selling point for the destination,— the vision for the destination (defined as the benefit (economic, environmental, societal) that will accrue from appropriate and successful development of the destination).Please note: experts maybe required to work on one or a number destinations across the country.

— what the destinations stands for,

— the unique selling point for the destination,

— the vision for the destination (defined as the benefit (economic, environmental, societal) that will accrue from appropriate and successful development of the destination).

Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Destination development facilitators
Short description:

Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a Framework of facilitators from which it can engage services as required with regard to the facilitation of all or some of the stages, 1 to 4, of the above outlined…

… below.Stage 1 Stakeholder consultation and work-shopping leading to confirming the vision for the destination and the establishment of the Destination Development Steering Group.Stage 2 initiation and development of 3-year destination development plan & development of annual operational plans.Stage 3 implementation stage.Stage 4 review & feedback.Candidates may apply for one, or both lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for.

… below.

Stage 2 initiation and development of 3-year destination development plan & development of annual operational plans.

Candidates may apply for one, or both lots, and must clearly indicate on the document (front cover) which lot(s) they wish to be considered for.

Duration: 36 months
Reference number: Dd/2011/04
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.

Minimum level(s) of standards:

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: 7
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2011-09-02 📅
Place of opening: Fáilte Ireland offices.
Place: Fáilte Ireland offices.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05025 🌏
Name: eTenders website
Phone: +353 16177944 📞
URL for further information: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
URL for participation: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-06-15 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Dd/2011/04
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.

(ET Ref:282272).

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 152-253030 (2011-08-08)

Contract award notice (2012-08-24)
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: 2012-08-24 📅
Publication date: 2012-08-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 165-273467
Refers to notice: 2011/S 152-253030
OJ-S issue: 165
Additional information

Please note that this is a Contract Award Notice and not a call for competition. (ET Ref:491632).

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: ireland.

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

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-23 📅
Name: Future Iq Partners Ltd
Postal address: Knockfeen House, Knockfeen, Rosscarbery
Postal town: Co Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Colliers International
Postal address: 19-26 Lower Pembroke Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2

3️⃣
Name: Blue Sail Consulting
Postal address: Osborne House, Trafford Road
Postal town: Alderley Edge
Postal code: SK9 7DN
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Internet address: www.bluesail.com 🌏

4️⃣
Name: URS Scott Wilson
Postal address: Beechill House, Beechill Road
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT8 7RP

5️⃣
Name: Genesis
Postal address: The Mews, Garland House, Rathmines Park,
Postal code: 6
Internet address: www.genesis.ie 🌏

6️⃣
Name: The Tourism Company
Postal address: 142 Ard Na Mara Co Dublin
Postal town: Malahide

7️⃣
Postal address: Knockfeen House, Knockfeen, Co Cork
Postal town: Rosscarbery

8️⃣

9️⃣

1️⃣0️⃣

1️⃣1️⃣

1️⃣2️⃣
Name: First Western
Postal address: Sligo Enterprise And Technology Centre, Airport Road Co. Slligo
Postal town: Strandhill
Internet address: firstwestern.ie 🌏

1️⃣3️⃣
Name: Chl Consulting Company Ltd
Postal address: 40 Northumberland Avenue, Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin
Internet address: www.chl.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
13

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 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 165-273467 (2012-08-24)

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