Travel management services framework

An Post National Lottery Company

The National Lottery is preparing a schedule of prizes for inclusion in its "big money" summer scratch card game including a trip to New York City. It is envisaged that the trip will take place from Friday 30.9.2011 to Thursday 6.10.2011.
The successful tenderer will be required to arrange a tailor-made travel package consisting of flights, hotel accommodation with breakfast, some meals, an events/ entertainment programme, hospitality services and ancillary/associated services.
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=214652.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-13. The procurement was published on 2011-04-01.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-04-01 Contract notice
2011-07-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-04-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: travel management services
Quantity or scope:
It is anticipated that the group size will be approximately 96 people. However this may increase to a maximum of approximately 110 people.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Travel management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Abbey Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.lottery.ie ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 18364444 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18366034 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-04-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-05-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-04-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 66-107460
OJ-S issue: 66
Additional information
The award of the contract may be subject to successful presentation and interview. It will be a condition of the award of the contract that the successful tenderer holds a current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by applicants in this tender process. Contact award will be subject to approval by the competent authorities. The contracting authority reserves the right to award or not to award a contract. Please note that all information relating to this procurement, including any additional documentation, clarifications and responses to queries, will be issued via the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Please refer to the etenders website for guidance on being kept informed of such matters. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If for any reason it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised and tendered by that party. (ET Ref:214652).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Lottery is preparing a schedule of prizes for inclusion in its "big money" summer scratch card game including a trip to New York City. It is envisaged that the trip will take place from Friday 30.9.2011 to Thursday 6.10.2011.
The successful tenderer will be required to arrange a tailor-made travel package consisting of flights, hotel accommodation with breakfast, some meals, an events/ entertainment programme, hospitality services and ancillary/associated services.
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=214652.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin and New York.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please see tender document for details. The tender document is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
Please see tender document for details. The tender document is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please see tender document for details. The tender document is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
Please see tender document for details. The tender document is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.
Other particular conditions:
Please see tender document for details. The tender document is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
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Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 1
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: An Post National Lottery Company
Contact
Contact point: Barbara Weafer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01603 ๐ŸŒ
Name: An Post National Lottery Company
Contact point: All documents and information may be downloaded from etenders advertisement on www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for further information: http://www.lottery.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: All documents and information may be downloaded from www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for documents: http://www.lottery.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Purchasing Department
URL for participation: http://www.lottery.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
The award of the contract may be subject to successful presentation and interview.
It will be a condition of the award of the contract that the successful tenderer holds a current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by applicants in this tender process.
Contact award will be subject to approval by the competent authorities.
The contracting authority reserves the right to award or not to award a contract.
Please note that all information relating to this procurement, including any additional documentation, clarifications and responses to queries, will be issued via the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Please refer to the etenders website for guidance on being kept informed of such matters.
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The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
If for any reason it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised and tendered by that party.
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(ET Ref:214652).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 066-107460 (2011-04-01)
Contract award notice (2011-07-08)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 132-218913
Refers to notice: 2011/S 66-107460
OJ-S issue: 132
Additional information
(ET Ref:265692).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Total all inclusive price (50 %)
2. Overall understanding of the profile of the trip and service offering (20 %)
3. Proposed personnel (20 %)
4. Proposed methodology (5 %)
5. Value added (5 %)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-05-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Postal address: Jefferson House Eglinton Road, Donnybrook
Postal town: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.aceventsinternational.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2011/S 132-218913 (2011-07-08)