Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions.
The initial requirement is for the design, locational planning, and overseeing manufacture and installation of orientation sign age at approximately 100 attractions and strategic locations within Ireland's Ancient East. This framework may also be utilised to deliver similar requirements for other Fáilte Ireland projects as required.
It is intended to appoint a single contractor to this Framework who will be required to subcontract resources to fulfil the requirements. Examples include, sign designers, graphic designers and interpretation planners. Other support services may also be required and it is Fáilte Ireland's requirement that the successful tenderer will source and manage such support services as required.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-06-09. The procurement was published on 2015-05-15.

Suppliers

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

• Placemarque

Who?

• Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-05-15	Contract notice
2015-09-09	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Design consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions.The initial requirement is for the design, locational planning, and overseeing manufacture and installation of orientation sign age at approximately 100 attractions and strategic locations within Ireland's Ancient East. This framework may also be utilised to deliver similar requirements for other Fáilte Ireland projects as required.It is intended to appoint a single contractor to this Framework who will be required to subcontract resources to fulfil the requirements. Examples include, sign designers, graphic designers and interpretation planners. Other support services may also be required and it is Fáilte Ireland's requirement that the successful tenderer will source and manage such support services as required.

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: Design consultancy services 📦

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: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847888 📞
Fax: +353 18556821 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-05-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-06-09 📅
Publication date: 2015-05-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 096-174256
OJ-S issue: 96
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, participants or tenderers. 4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. 6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return Fully Completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage. V.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: yes. Prior information notice: Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 027-043145 of 2.12.2014.

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, participants or tenderers.

4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return Fully Completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.

V.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: yes.

Prior information notice:

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 027-043145 of 2.12.2014.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions.

The initial requirement is for the design, locational planning, and overseeing manufacture and installation of orientation sign age at approximately 100 attractions and strategic locations within Ireland's Ancient East. This framework may also be utilised to deliver similar requirements for other Fáilte Ireland projects as required.

It is intended to appoint a single contractor to this Framework who will be required to subcontract resources to fulfil the requirements. Examples include, sign designers, graphic designers and interpretation planners. Other support services may also be required and it is Fáilte Ireland's requirement that the successful tenderer will source and manage such support services as required.

Quantity or scope:

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design for a suite of Interpretative and Orientation Solutions.

Reference number: AI/2015/01
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

As stated in the invitation to tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie

Economic and financial standing:

As stated in the invitation to tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie

Minimum level(s) of standards:

As stated in the invitation to tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie

Technical and professional ability:

As stated in the invitation to tender document available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Payment on receipt of invoices related to Purchase Orders issued by Fáilte Ireland or the contracting authority.

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Single Legal Entity(ies).

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 006 months
Tender opening date: 2015-06-09 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Unit
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1169 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88282&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88282&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: AI/2015/01
Additional information

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, participants or tenderers.

4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return Fully Completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.

V.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: yes.

Prior information notice:

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 027-043145 of 2.12.2014.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement 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 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 framework agreement.

Source: OJS 2015/S 096-174256 (2015-05-15)

Contract award notice (2015-09-09)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-09-09 📅
Publication date: 2015-09-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 177-322015
Refers to notice: 2015/S 96-174256
OJ-S issue: 177
Additional information
Please note that this is a Contract Award Notice.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 💰
1 000 000 💰

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Methodology (20)
2. Design response and innovation (25)
3. Team resources and expertise (15)
4. Ultimate Cost (40)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-07-20 📅
Name: Placemarque
Postal address: 127 Portland Street
Postal town: Manchester
Postal code: M1 4PZ
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: info@placemarque.com 📧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 833140462

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

The Contracting Authority will not conclude this framework agreement 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 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 framework agreement.

Source: OJS 2015/S 177-322015 (2015-09-09)

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