Single party framework for the provision of a Managed Training Service

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland provides business supports to tourism businesses to increase their
capabilities. These supports can be delivered by mentors, trainers or business
advisors for a range of categories, including those outlined below.
Fáilte Ireland proposed to establish a single party framework agreement for a
Managed Training Service on a countrywide basis.
Fáilte Ireland operates through both a national and a regional structure involving
FOUR key Programmes (Wild Atlantic Way; Ireland's Ancient East; Dublin &
Lakelands).
Any solutions proposed must take account of the recurring industry training
planned by the Leisure Sales Directorate throughout the country in the areas
outlined in the Qualification Questionnaire document available for downloading with this
notice.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-10-08. The procurement was published on 2015-09-08.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-09-08 Contract notice
2016-01-28 Contract award notice
2016-06-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-09-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Education and training services
Quantity or scope:
The duration of the framework agreement will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months, subject to annual review and satisfactory performance. For the avoidance of doubt, the period for delivery of any subsequent contracts entered into under the framework may extend beyond the date of expiry of the framework.750 0001 500 000
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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: Education and training services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847888 📞
Fax: +353 18556821 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-09-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-10-08 📅
Publication date: 2015-09-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 176-319447
Refers to notice: 2014/S 232-409115
OJ-S issue: 176
Additional information
Please return 1 hard copy, of your tender response and one copy on CD or memory stick, this must be verified as a true and accurate copy of the hard copy and must include costs. Please include the reference number which is indicated on the first page of the RFT document on the front of your response envelope. 1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders 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.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 💰
1 500 000 💰
Short description:
Fáilte Ireland provides business supports to tourism businesses to increase their
capabilities. These supports can be delivered by mentors, trainers or business
advisors for a range of categories, including those outlined below.
Fáilte Ireland proposed to establish a single party framework agreement for a
Managed Training Service on a countrywide basis.
Fáilte Ireland operates through both a national and a regional structure involving
FOUR key Programmes (Wild Atlantic Way; Ireland's Ancient East; Dublin &
Lakelands).
Any solutions proposed must take account of the recurring industry training
planned by the Leisure Sales Directorate throughout the country in the areas
outlined in the Qualification Questionnaire document available for downloading with this
notice.
Quantity or scope:
The duration of the framework agreement will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months, subject to annual review and satisfactory performance. For the avoidance of doubt, 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: Ls/2015/05

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in the Qualification Questionnaire available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in the Qualification Questionnaire available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in the Qualification Questionnaire 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).
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Minimum number of candidates: 2
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:
As stated in the Qualification Questionnaire available for downloading from the Irish Government's Procurement Website www.etenders.gov.ie
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2015-10-15 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: Bishop's Square, Redmonds Hill
Postal code: 2
Contact
Contact point: Glenda Byrne
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=92565&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92565&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2014-12-02 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Ls/2015/05
Notice number in the OJ S: 2014/S 232-409115
Additional information
Please return 1 hard copy, of your tender response and one copy on CD or memory stick, this must be verified as a true and accurate copy of the hard copy and must include costs.
Please include the reference number which is indicated on the first page of the RFT document on the front of your response envelope.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders 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, 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.
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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.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
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 176-319447 (2015-09-08)
Contract award notice (2016-01-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 500 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-01-28 📅
Publication date: 2016-01-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 021-033747
Refers to notice: 2015/S 176-319447
OJ-S issue: 21

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Fitness for purpose of the proposed solution (35)
2. Human resources offered for contract management (20)
3. Reliability and continuity of supply (5)
4. Ultimate cost (40)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-12-09 📅
Name: First Western
Postal address: Carrowkeel, Sligo
Postal town: Riverstown
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Bishop's Square, Redmond‘s Hill
Contact
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92566&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Source: OJS 2016/S 021-033747 (2016-01-28)
Contract award notice (2016-06-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: LS/2015/05
Short description:
Fáilte Ireland provides business supports to tourism businesses to increase their capabilities. These supports can be delivered by mentors, trainers or business advisors for a range of categories, including those outlined below.
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-06-28 📅
Publication date: 2016-07-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 125-223295
Refers to notice: 2016/S 021-033747
OJ-S issue: 125

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Fáilte Ireland provides business supports to tourism businesses to increase their capabilities. These supports can be delivered by mentors, trainers or business advisors for a range of categories, including those outlined below. Fáilte Ireland proposed to establish a single party framework agreement for a Managed Training Service on a countrywide basis.
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Fáilte Ireland operates through both a national and a regional structure involving 4 key Programmes (Wild Atlantic Way; Ireland's Ancient East; Dublin and Lakelands).
Any solutions proposed must take account of the recurring industry training planned by the Leisure Sales Directorate throughout the country in the areas outlined in the Qualification Questionnaire document available for downloading with this notice.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose of the proposed solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Human resources offered for contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price weighting: 40

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-12-25 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal code: 7
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 S.I. No 284 of 2016, 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 2016/S 125-223295 (2016-06-28)
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