Expression of Interest for a Multi-party Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Leisure Wear for Staff in Sport and Recreation Services

Short description

Dublin City Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates with a view to establishing a multi-party Framework Agreement for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, for the provision of leisure wear for staff working in the Sport and Recreation Section. DCC envisages a maximum of 5 operators being admitted to the framework, subject to receiving sufficient number valid tenders.

The leisure wear must be gender specific, available in the specific Sport and Recreation colour palette of navy / royal blue / white / sky blue and embroidered with the DCC Logo. Approximately 200 members of staff must be supplied with various items of clothing including (but not limited to): tracksuits, t-shirts, sweatshirts and shorts. Detailed specification of requirements (including quantities) will be issued to short-listed applicants at Stage 2 Invitation to Tender stage.

Please see documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

RFT ID: 131708

Additional information

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by DCC that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The Framework Agreement is for Supplies and Services only, not works, and is primarily for use by Culture, Recreation and Economic Services, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of DCC as requirements arise.

7. Emailed / faxed will not be accepted.

8. Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:

— to enable submission of multiple documents concurrently, download and install the “Upload Manager ActiveX” facility to your eTenders user profile,

— when using the “Upload Manager” facility do not use the “Schedule” option,

— instead, use only the “Upload” option, which will enable monitoring of the upload,

— suppliers who do not use the Upload Manager can upload individual files, however please ensure to allow sufficient time for upload,

— there is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload,

— in order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click “Submit Response”. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the “Submit Response” button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline,

— suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload and submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary,

— should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance.

9. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

10. OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

11. Appeals procedure: appeals should be addressed to The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

12. All queries regarding this expression of interest must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie

RFT ID:131708

Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this Notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie

All queries must be submitted by 12:00, 22.5.2018 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.