Wi-Fi Access in Tourist Information Offices (TIOs) and the Provision of an Administration Portal

Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

This is a Request for Tender for the provision of Wi-Fi hotspots in Fรกilte Irelandโ€™s Tourist Information Offices (TIOs) and the provision of an Administration Portal for market analysis and data capture of these TIO Wi-Fi hotspots.
Please refer to the Request for Tender document available for downloading with this notice from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie for a detailed list of requirements.
This framework agreement is for a period of 2 years (subject to annual review) with the option to renew for two additional 12 month periods, bringing the total contract to an optional 4 years, and is based on corporate requirements and budget availability.
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=350372.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-06. The procurement was published on 2011-12-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-12-02 Contract notice
2012-03-13 Additional information
Contract notice (2011-12-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Quantity or scope:
This framework agreement is for a period of 2 years (subject to annual review) with the option to renew for two additional 12 month periods, bringing the total contract to an optional 4 years, and is based on corporate requirements and budget availability.
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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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 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
Awarding authority name: Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 18847888 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18556821 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-01-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-12-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 235-381098
Refers to notice: 2011/S 113-187013
OJ-S issue: 235
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:350372).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a Request for Tender for the provision of Wi-Fi hotspots in Fรกilte Irelandโ€™s Tourist Information Offices (TIOs) and the provision of an Administration Portal for market analysis and data capture of these TIO Wi-Fi hotspots.
Please refer to the Request for Tender document available for downloading with this notice from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie for a detailed list of requirements.
This framework agreement is for a period of 2 years (subject to annual review) with the option to renew for two additional 12 month periods, bringing the total contract to an optional 4 years, and is based on corporate requirements and budget availability.
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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=350372.
Variants will be accepted โœ…
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: EB/2011/03
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 RFT Document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in the tender RFT Document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in the tender 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 Fรกilte 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 โœ…

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 48
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05025 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
URL for further information: http://www.failteireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: eTenders Website
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Procurement Unit
URL for participation: http://www.failteireland.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-06-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: EB/2011/03
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.
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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.
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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.
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The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:
Dublin Tourism, Tourism Ireland.
(ET Ref:350372).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
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.
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Source: OJS 2011/S 235-381098 (2011-12-02)
Additional information (2012-03-13)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-03-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-03-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 53-085468
Refers to notice: 2011/S 235-381098
OJ-S issue: 53
Source: OJS 2012/S 053-085468 (2012-03-13)