A Single operator framework agreement for the supply of cleaning services

National Museum of Ireland

National Museum of Ireland will require the successful operator to be in a position to provide cleaning services at the following locations:
โ€” National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Dublin 7;
โ€” The Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park House, Castlebar, Co Mayo;
โ€” National Museum Collection and Resource Centre Swords, Co Dublin;
โ€” National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St and Merrion St;
โ€” National Museum Storage Facility, Beggars Bush.
Tenders should note that this specification in respect of the services required may apply in full or in part to other Dublin site/s, should this be required during the lifetime of the framework.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-05-18. The procurement was published on 2015-04-17.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-04-17 Contract notice
Contract notice (2015-04-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Cleaning services
Quantity or scope:
NMI will require the successful operator to be in a position to provide cleaning services at the following locations:โ€” National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Dublin 7;โ€” The Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park House, Castlebar, Co Mayo;โ€” National Museum Collection and Resource Centre Swords, Co Dublin;โ€” National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St and Merrion St;โ€” National Museum Storage Facility, Beggars Bush.Tenders should note that this specification in respect of the services required may apply in full or in part to other Dublin site/s, should this be required during the lifetime of the framework.Specific Requirements.Please Note: The services described below are merely indicative of the final requirements and a more detailed scope of services will be provided in the tender document.Equipment and consumables:โ€” All equipment required to carry out the contract must be provided by the contractor.Staff:Tenderers must ensure and be in a position to demonstrate and verify the following:โ€” That all staff proposed are trained as required by legislation and regulation. And have received comprehensive training as required;โ€” That all staff must be provided with a uniform and must be in uniform at all times while on duty. Uniforms must be maintained to the standards agreed with NMI at all times.Note: The Acquired Rights Directive / Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employees may apply to the personnel currently employed on the services. Details will be supplied at tender stage. It will be a condition of contract that the successful operator accepts full responsibility, as part of their tender proposal, for any obligations arising under Directive 2001/23/EC as transposed into Irish law by Statutory Instrument.600 0001 000 000
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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: Cleaning services 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: National Museum of Ireland
Postal address: Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
Postal code: 7
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.museum.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: ooconnell@museum.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16777444 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 16486462 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-04-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-05-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-04-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 078-138378
OJ-S issue: 78
Additional information
1) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in response to this competition. 2) The award of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 3). If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the successful tenderer, or if having concluded the contract the contracting authority decides to terminate the appointment of the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms as tendered by that party at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting entity to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. 4) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract agreement at any time.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
National Museum of Ireland will require the successful operator to be in a position to provide cleaning services at the following locations:
โ€” National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Dublin 7;
โ€” The Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park House, Castlebar, Co Mayo;
โ€” National Museum Collection and Resource Centre Swords, Co Dublin;
โ€” National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St and Merrion St;
โ€” National Museum Storage Facility, Beggars Bush.
Tenders should note that this specification in respect of the services required may apply in full or in part to other Dublin site/s, should this be required during the lifetime of the framework.
Quantity or scope:
NMI will require the successful operator to be in a position to provide cleaning services at the following locations:
โ€” National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Dublin 7;
โ€” The Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park House, Castlebar, Co Mayo;
โ€” National Museum Collection and Resource Centre Swords, Co Dublin;
โ€” National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St and Merrion St;
โ€” National Museum Storage Facility, Beggars Bush.
Tenders should note that this specification in respect of the services required may apply in full or in part to other Dublin site/s, should this be required during the lifetime of the framework.
Specific Requirements.
Please Note: The services described below are merely indicative of the final requirements and a more detailed scope of services will be provided in the tender document.
Equipment and consumables:
โ€” All equipment required to carry out the contract must be provided by the contractor.
Staff:
Tenderers must ensure and be in a position to demonstrate and verify the following:
โ€” That all staff proposed are trained as required by legislation and regulation. And have received comprehensive training as required;
โ€” That all staff must be provided with a uniform and must be in uniform at all times while on duty. Uniforms must be maintained to the standards agreed with NMI at all times.
Note: The Acquired Rights Directive / Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employees may apply to the personnel currently employed on the services. Details will be supplied at tender stage. It will be a condition of contract that the successful operator accepts full responsibility, as part of their tender proposal, for any obligations arising under Directive 2001/23/EC as transposed into Irish law by Statutory Instrument.
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Duration: 048 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 7.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID: 94500.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID: 94500.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID: 94500.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not Relevant.
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:
If the applicant is a consortium or grouping of members, the tenderer must specify the commercial and legal relationship (if any) amongst its members and any agreements giving effect to same. The contracting authority reserves the right to request copies of any such agreements.
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The contracting authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to require a lead firm to contract, either:
โ€” on the basis of joint and several liability with each other of the tenderer executing the contract; or;
โ€” with a particular single member or the tenderer as the prime contractor, with the other members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees; or;
โ€” as an incorporated or unincorporated special purchase vehicle, with collateral warranties and/or guarantees from the members of the tenderer.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for selection:
Based on the evaluation of responses to the questionnaire and the rules contained therein.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Olivia O'Connell
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/290 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87368&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87368&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
1) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in response to this competition.
2) The award of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
3). If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the successful tenderer, or if having concluded the contract the contracting authority decides to terminate the appointment of the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms as tendered by that party at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting entity to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
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4) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract agreement at any time.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Your legal advisor
Source: OJS 2015/S 078-138378 (2015-04-17)