2014/007 - Sourcing and Supply of Promotional Items to Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

A single party framework agreement for the sourcing and supply of promotional items such as pens, pencils, lanyards, delegate bags, umbrellas, internal and external flags etc., to Enterprise Ireland, for use at up to 125 various events arranged by Enterprise Ireland such as Trade Missions, Trade Fairs, Seminars and Conferences. In addition, Enterprise Ireland is responsible for promoting education in Ireland to international students under the brand 'Education in Ireland' and the successful tenderer will also be responsible for the supply of hoodies, t-shirts, USB wristbands, baseball caps etc. for international student events organised by Enterprise Ireland. Please consult the associated Invitation to Tender document, which contains full further detail regarding the preparation and submission of tenders.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-05-13. The procurement was published on 2014-04-03.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-04-03 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-04-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Information and promotion products
Quantity or scope:
A single party framework agreement for the sourcing and supply of promotional items such as pens, pencils, lanyards, delegate bags, umbrellas, internal and external flags etc., to Enterprise Ireland, for use at up to 125 various events arranged by Enterprise Ireland such as Trade Missions, Trade Fairs, Seminars and Conferences. In addition, Enterprise Ireland is responsible for promoting education in Ireland to international students under the brand 'Education in Ireland' and the successful tenderer will also be responsible for the supply of hoodies, t-shirts, USB wristbands, baseball caps etc., for international student events organised by Enterprise Ireland. Please consult the associated Invitation to Tender document, which contains full further detail regarding the preparation and submission of tenders.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Information and promotion products 📦

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: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza, East Point Business Park
Postal code: 3
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: ann.healy@enterprise-ireland.com 📧
Phone: +353 17272186 📞
Fax: +353 17272081 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-04-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-05-13 📅
Publication date: 2014-04-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 069-118438
OJ-S issue: 69
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 or tenderers. 4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to conclude the contract with the next highest scoring tenderer as appropriate during the tender validity period. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 💰
400 000 💰
Short description:
A single party framework agreement for the sourcing and supply of promotional items such as pens, pencils, lanyards, delegate bags, umbrellas, internal and external flags etc., to Enterprise Ireland, for use at up to 125 various events arranged by Enterprise Ireland such as Trade Missions, Trade Fairs, Seminars and Conferences. In addition, Enterprise Ireland is responsible for promoting education in Ireland to international students under the brand 'Education in Ireland' and the successful tenderer will also be responsible for the supply of hoodies, t-shirts, USB wristbands, baseball caps etc. for international student events organised by Enterprise Ireland. Please consult the associated Invitation to Tender document, which contains full further detail regarding the preparation and submission of tenders.
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Reference number: 2014/007

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Full instructions regarding the completion and submission of tender associated with this competition are contained in the tender documentation uploaded with this notice and available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
Full instructions regarding the completion and submission of tender associated with this competition are contained in the tender documentation uploaded with this notice and available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
Full instructions regarding the completion and submission of tender associated with this competition are contained in the tender documentation uploaded with this notice and available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: n/a.
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, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of the first contract or any subsequent contract it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.
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Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 12 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ann Healy

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2014/007
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 or tenderers.
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to conclude the contract with the next highest scoring tenderer as appropriate during the tender validity period.
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Name: Please seek legal advice
Information about review deadlines:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement (and the reviewable public contract) 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 (including the reviewable public contract 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 reviewable public contract.
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Source: OJS 2014/S 069-118438 (2014-04-03)
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