Destination Marketing Services / General Sales Agency in New Zealand

Tourism Ireland

Tourism Ireland wishes to appoint a Destination Marketing / General Sales Agency for New Zealand. The agency, to be based in New Zealand, will report to the ADM regional office in Sydney and will be responsible for developing, co-ordinating and executing a comprehensive trade and publicity programme for the island of Ireland in the new Zealand market.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-06-10. The procurement was published on 2013-05-10.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-05-10 Contract notice
2014-02-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2013-05-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Administrative services related to tourism affairs
Quantity or scope:
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option, at Tourism Ireland's discretion, to extend annually for up to a maximum of 2 further years subject to budget, satisfactory performand can other factors determined by Tourism Ireland.200 000271 000
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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: Administrative services related to tourism affairs ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: 5th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14763474 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 14763642 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-05-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-06-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 092-156942
OJ-S issue: 92
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=65899&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tourism Ireland wishes to appoint a Destination Marketing / General Sales Agency for New Zealand. The agency, to be based in New Zealand, will report to the ADM regional office in Sydney and will be responsible for developing, co-ordinating and executing a comprehensive trade and publicity programme for the island of Ireland in the new Zealand market.
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Quantity or scope:
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option, at Tourism Ireland's discretion, to extend annually for up to a maximum of 2 further years subject to budget, satisfactory performand can other factors determined by Tourism Ireland.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
271 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Reference number: ADM/NZ/2013.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: New Zealand.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Please refer to the request for tender documentaton available for downloading.
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:
Applicants must have an in-depth understanding of the New Zealand travel market and a strong established relationship with key travel trade and media contacts in NZ. A knowledge of the island of Ireland as a tourism destination must also be demonstrated. The successful candidate must have an operational base in NZ and be financially stable.
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Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for selection: Subject to the quality of applications received.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Hannah Hughes
Name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: Level 5, 36 Carrington Street
Postal town: Sydney
Postal code: NSW 2000
Contact point: Diane Butler
E-mail: dbutler@tourismireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for participation: http://www.ireland.com ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: ADM/NZ/2013.
Source: OJS 2013/S 092-156942 (2013-05-10)
Contract award notice (2014-02-12)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ireland.com ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-02-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-02-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 032-052109
Refers to notice: 2013/S 92-156942
OJ-S issue: 32

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: ADM/NZ/2013

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Experience in Destination Marketing, handling similar contracts with relevant contacts in the travel trade and media in New Zealand (30)
2. Strong established relationship with relevant contacts in the travel trade and media in New Zealand (30)
3. Understanding and knowledge of the island of Ireland (20)
4. Adequate resources to fulfil the requirements of the contract (20)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-01-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Rodney Walshe Ltd
Postal address: PO Box 279
Postal town: Auckland
Postal code: 1140
Country: New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2014/S 032-052109 (2014-02-12)