2013/044 - Travel Management Framework Agreement

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland invites expressions of interest regarding the award of a single party framework agreement for the provision of travel management services. The initial contract will be for an in-house travel management service to both Enterprise Ireland and NSAI for up to 2 years. While the service is currently operated on an in-house basis by the current service provider for both organisations and is located in Enterprise Irelands offices at East Point, Dublin, it is anticipated that the service may transition to a different business model over the life of the framework agreement.
The successful service provider will be responsible for the arrangement of all travel requirements for EI/NSAI personnel in Ireland and internationally.
The Travel Management Service covers:
(a) Booking of flights (Ireland and international offices);
(b) Booking of hotels to include for example own account and bill back (Ireland and International offices);
(c) Booking of car hire (predominantly Ireland only);
(d) Booking of rail tickets
(e) All other travel related requirements which may arise.
The qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-10-23. The procurement was published on 2013-10-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-10-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-10-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Travel management services
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThe number of transactions carried out in the period April 2012 to March 2013 was approximately 5,700 between Enterprise Ireland and NSAI with a 93/7percent...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Travel management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Accelerated negotiated 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: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza, East Point Business Park
Postal code: 3
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: ann.healy@enterprise-ireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17272186 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 17272081 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-10-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-10-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-10-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 194-334501
OJ-S issue: 194
Additional information

โ€œ1) 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...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
10 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Frequency of contracts to be awarded:
โ€œThe initial contract is for two years. Further contracts of 1-2 years may be awarded up to a maximum of 6 years.โ€
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland invites expressions of interest regarding the award of a single party framework agreement for the provision of travel management...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe successful service provider will be responsible for the arrangement of all travel requirements for EI/NSAI personnel in Ireland and internationally.โ€
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โ€œThe Travel Management Service covers:โ€

โ€œ(a) Booking of flights (Ireland and international offices);โ€

โ€œ(b) Booking of hotels to include for example own account and bill back (Ireland and International offices);โ€

โ€œ(c) Booking of car hire (predominantly Ireland only);โ€

โ€œ(d) Booking of rail ticketsโ€

โ€œ(e) All other travel related requirements which may arise.โ€

โ€œThe qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Duration: 60 months
Reference number: 2013/044
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin, Ireland.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease refer to the criteria, rules and weightings available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie with RFT ID 79153โ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease refer to the criteria, rules and weightings available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie with RFT ID 79153โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease refer to the criteria, rules and weightings available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie with RFT ID 79153โ€
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
โ€œNot applicable.โ€
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โ€œTo be agreed with the successful service provider.โ€
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œA grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.โ€
Other particular conditions:
โ€œCandidates must confirm that they are appropriately licensed by the Commission for Aviation Regulation in Ireland and/or equivalent in country of...โ€    Show more
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
โ€œCandidates must confirm that they are appropriate licensed by the Commission for Aviation Regulation in Ireland and/or equivalent in country of...โ€    Show more
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 6
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:
โ€œAs the subject matter of the notice is a non-priority service and therefore not subject to the full provisions of Directive 2004-18-EC, Enterprise Ireland...โ€    Show more
Justification of the accelerated procedure:
โ€œAs the contract is a non-priority service not fully subject to Directive 2004/18/EC Enterprise Ireland is applying a shorter timeframe.โ€
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ann Healy
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2013/044
Additional information

โ€œ1) 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...โ€    Show more

โ€œ2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.โ€
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โ€œ3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.โ€

โ€œ4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.โ€

โ€œ5) It will be a condition of establishment that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue...โ€    Show more

โ€œ6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the...โ€    Show more

โ€œ7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded...โ€    Show more

โ€œ8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that...โ€    Show more

โ€œ9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of...โ€    Show more

โ€œ10)1) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the framework agreement is for a service which is a non-priority service (Annex...โ€    Show more

โ€œ11) The framework is being established by Enterprise Ireland for its own use and the use of the National Standards Authority of Ireland.โ€

โ€œ12) Please note that Enterprise Ireland reserves the right to have recourse to a staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated.โ€

โ€œTo receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2013/S 194-334501 (2013-10-02)