Market Research Services

Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fรกilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a Framework of Research Agencies/Consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative, qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be 1 off, stand-alone surveys or may be continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-01-06. The procurement was published on 2015-12-01.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-12-01 Contract notice
2016-03-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-12-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Market research services
Quantity or scope:
The duration of the framework agreement will be for 4 years. For the avoidance of doubt, it should be stated that the period for delivery of any subsequent contracts entered into under the framework may extend beyond the date of expiry of the framework.2 500 0003 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: Market research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18847888 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18556821 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2016-01-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-12-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 234-425195
Refers to notice: 2014/S 232-409115
OJ-S issue: 234

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Fรกilte Ireland invites tenders to form part of a Framework of Research Agencies/Consultants to undertaken all types of research including quantitative, qualitative and desk research projects and surveys as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be 1 off, stand-alone surveys or may be continuous monitoring surveys over a number of years.
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Quantity or scope:
The duration of the framework agreement will be for 4 years. For the avoidance of doubt, it should be stated that the period for delivery of any subsequent contracts entered into under the framework may extend beyond the date of expiry of the framework.
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Duration: 048 months
Reference number: RS/2015/02
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 Fรกilte 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.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 6
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 48
Tender validity period: 006 months
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland
Contact
Contact point: Glenda Byrne
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1169 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94747&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94747&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2014-12-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: RS/2015/02
Notice number in the OJ S: 2014/S 232-409115

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
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.
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Source: OJS 2015/S 234-425195 (2015-12-01)
Contract award notice (2016-03-15)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-03-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2016-03-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 054-090818
Refers to notice: 2015/S 234-425195
OJ-S issue: 54

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Human Resources offered for Contract Operation and Management (15)
2. Technology Implementation (10)
3. Methodology (25)
4. Account Management (10)
5. Ultimate Cost (40)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Behaviour & Attitudes Marketing Research
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

2๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Ipsos MRBI

3๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Millward Brown Lansdowne

4๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Strategic Marketing
Postal town: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

5๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Genesis

6๏ธโƒฃ
Name: RED C Research and Marketing Ltd

7๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Mccp

8๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Arkenford Ltd
Postal town: Guildford
Source: OJS 2016/S 054-090818 (2016-03-15)