Request for Expressions of Interest for the provision of Exhibition Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance Services

National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites Expressions of
Interest from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of Exhibition Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance Services.
Any contract that may result from this Competition (the ‘Services Contract’) will be
issued to design, supply and install the exhibition and to provide an annually
renewable maintenance contract for a period of up to five years (‘the Term’).
The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be
covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some 700 000 EUR
maximum excluding VAT for Exhibition Design Supply and Installation, plus an Annual
Maintenance Fee of 8 000 EUR maximum per annum (excl. VAT) over the Term.
Candidates must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current
and future expected usage.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-09-30. The procurement was published on 2016-08-29.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-08-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2016-08-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Reference number: RFT 107564
Short description:
The National Library of Ireland (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites Expressions of Interest from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of Exhibition Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance Services. Any contract that may result from this Competition (the ‘Services Contract’) will be issued to design, supply and install the exhibition and to provide an annually renewable maintenance contract for a period of up to five years (‘the Term’). The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some 700 000 EUR maximum excluding VAT for Exhibition Design Supply and Installation, plus an Annual Maintenance Fee of 8 000 EUR maximum per annum (excl. VAT) over the Term. Candidates must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.
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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: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services 📦
Additional CPV: Library and archive services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Library of Ireland
Postal address: Kildare Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nli.ie 🌏
E-mail: kmcsharry@nli.ie 📧
Phone: +353 016030281 📞
Fax: +353 016766690 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101453&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101453&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-08-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-09-30 📅
Publication date: 2016-09-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 170-305871
OJ-S issue: 170
Additional information
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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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Library of Ireland (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites Expressions of
Interest from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of Exhibition Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance Services.
Any contract that may result from this Competition (the ‘Services Contract’) will be
issued to design, supply and install the exhibition and to provide an annually
renewable maintenance contract for a period of up to five years (‘the Term’).
The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be
covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some 700 000 EUR
maximum excluding VAT for Exhibition Design Supply and Installation, plus an Annual
Maintenance Fee of 8 000 EUR maximum per annum (excl. VAT) over the Term.
Candidates must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current
and future expected usage.
Estimated total value: 740 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Interest from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of Exhibition Design, Supply, Installation & Maintenance Services in respect of a Seamus Heaney exhibition.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 740 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 73 months

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2016-10-12 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE6608491N
Contact
Contact point: Katherine McSharry
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/253 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101453&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:
In circumstances where Directive 89/665/EEC as amended by Directive 2007/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Remedies Directive’) applies, no contract can or will be executed or take effect until at least fourteen (14) calendar days after the day on which the Tenderers have been sent a notice informing them of the result of this Competition (the ‘Standstill Period’) if such notice is sent by electronic means. The Standstill Period shall be sixteen (16) calendar days if such notice is sent by other means. The preferred bidder will be notified of the decision of the Contracting Authority and of the expiry date of the Standstill Period.
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Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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Source: OJS 2016/S 170-305871 (2016-08-29)