Travel trade & destination marketing services in the GCC

Tourism Ireland

The regional office for the Middle East & Asian markets, known as the "Asia Hub" of Tourism Ireland, wishes to enter into a contract with a supplier for travel trade & destination marketing services in the GCC market.
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=419312.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-06-05. The procurement was published on 2012-04-26.

Who?

• Tourism Ireland

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-04-26	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-04-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: administrative services related to tourism affairs
Quantity or scope:

The contract period will be for three [3] years subject to annual budget, satisfactory annual performance review and other factors with the option by Tourism Ireland to extend annually for up to a maximum further two [2] years again subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors, determined by Tourism Ireland. The contract will be reviewed after an initial six [6] month probationary period. It is anticipated that work under the contract(s) will commence in July 2012.

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: Administrative services related to tourism affairs 📦

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
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: 5th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill, D2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.tourismireland.com 🌏
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com 📧
Phone: +353 14763400 📞
Fax: +353 14763666 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-06-05 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 83-136610
OJ-S issue: 83
Additional information

All documentation in relation to this Request for Tenders is available for downloading from the eTenders web site - www.etenders.gov.ie. The supplier(s) must have an operational base in the UAE. It is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be for three years with an option at the discretion of Tourism Ireland to extend for two further periods of up to one year each. Tourism Ireland requires all Tenders to adopt the standard, prescribed format set out in the response document. Tenders must be delivered in hard copy by the tender closing date. Tourism Ireland cannot accept responsibility for applications that are lost or damaged in the post. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted. Tourism Ireland will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by participants, whether or not a final contract is awarded. Tourism Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice on Freedom of Information for North South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland. Award of this contract will be subject to approval by the Board of Tourism Ireland. Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate obtaining a tax clearance certificate as required by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The contract will be subject to Irish law. Tourism Ireland reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process. This notice does not represent a commitment to enter into any contract(s). (ET Ref:419312).

Additional information

All documentation in relation to this Request for Tenders is available for downloading from the eTenders web site - www.etenders.gov.ie.

The supplier(s) must have an operational base in the UAE.

It is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be for three years with an option at the discretion of Tourism Ireland to extend for two further periods of up to one year each.

Tourism Ireland requires all Tenders to adopt the standard, prescribed format set out in the response document.

Tenders must be delivered in hard copy by the tender closing date.

Tourism Ireland cannot accept responsibility for applications that are lost or damaged in the post.

Late applications will not be accepted. Applications by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.

Tourism Ireland will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by participants, whether or not a final contract is awarded.

Tourism Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice on Freedom of Information for North South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland.

Award of this contract will be subject to approval by the Board of Tourism Ireland.

Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate obtaining a tax clearance certificate as required by the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

The contract will be subject to Irish law.

Tourism Ireland reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process. This notice does not represent a commitment to enter into any contract(s).

(ET Ref:419312).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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=419312.

Reference number: ADM/GCC/2012
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] / United Arab Emirates.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Tenderers are referred to the instructions document.
Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice;

(2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Technical and professional ability: Tenderers are referred to the instructions document.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping if successful must contract as a single entity, having joint and several liability.

Other particular conditions:

The Supplier(s) must have an operational base in the United Arab Emirates. The Supplier(s) must be financially sound. The Supplier(s) must have the relevant contacts in GCC and an understanding and knowledge of the island of Ireland.

Experience in destination marketing services, handling similar contracts is required. Experience and relevant contacts in the travel trade in the GCC are required. Adequate resources to fulfil the requirements of the contract are required.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-06-05 📅
Place of opening: Tourism Ireland's Asia Hub Offices.
Place: Tourism Ireland's Asia Hub Offices.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: 2 Tourism Ireland staff members
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Corporate Services & Policy Division
Hannah Hughes
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01860 🌏
Name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: Jafza View 18 & 19 - 1st Floor, PO Box 262746
Postal town: Jebel Ali Free Zone
Country: United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
Contact point: Asia & Developing Markets
Aisling McDermott
Phone: +971 48137818 📞
E-mail: amcdermott@tourismireland.com 📧
Fax: +971 48137814 📠
URL for participation: http://www.tourismireland.com 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-11-02 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: ADM/GCC/2012
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 201-342979
Additional information

All documentation in relation to this Request for Tenders is available for downloading from the eTenders web site - www.etenders.gov.ie.

The supplier(s) must have an operational base in the UAE.

It is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be for three years with an option at the discretion of Tourism Ireland to extend for two further periods of up to one year each.

Tourism Ireland requires all Tenders to adopt the standard, prescribed format set out in the response document.

Tenders must be delivered in hard copy by the tender closing date.

Tourism Ireland cannot accept responsibility for applications that are lost or damaged in the post.

Late applications will not be accepted. Applications by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.

Tourism Ireland will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by participants, whether or not a final contract is awarded.

Tourism Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice on Freedom of Information for North South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland.

Award of this contract will be subject to approval by the Board of Tourism Ireland.

Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate obtaining a tax clearance certificate as required by the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

The contract will be subject to Irish law.

Tourism Ireland reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process. This notice does not represent a commitment to enter into any contract(s).

(ET Ref:419312).

Source: OJS 2012/S 083-136610 (2012-04-26)

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