Fáilte Ireland wish to appoint a service provider to conduct a feasibility study to evaluating options & opportunities, and make final costed recommendations on the optimum solution to Fáilte Ireland for the development of national online distribution strategy for visitor experiences, such as attractions, activities and festivals / events. Examples of activities include sightseeing tours, walking tours, land based and water based adventure and sporting activities etc. examples of attractions include museums, cultural and historical attractions, heritage centres etc. Examples of festivals / events include St Patrick’s Festival. A full list will be made available from Fáilte Ireland Tourism Content System (TCS) to the successful service provider.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-05-03.
The procurement was published on 2018-04-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Scoping of Solutions for National Distribution Strategy for Visitor Experiences
BD/2018/01”
Products/services: Development consultancy services📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland wish to appoint a service provider to conduct a feasibility study to evaluating options and opportunities, and make final costed...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland wish to appoint a service provider to conduct a feasibility study to evaluating options and opportunities, and make final costed recommendations on the optimum solution to Fáilte Ireland for the development of National Online Distribution Strategy for Visitor Experiences, such as Attractions, Activities and Festivals/Events. Examples of Activities include sightseeing tours, walking tours, land based and water based adventure and sporting activities, etc. Examples of Attractions include Museums, Cultural and Historical Attractions, Heritage Centres, etc. Examples of Festivals/Events include St Patrick’s Festival. A full list will be made available from Fáilte Ireland Tourism Content System (TCS) to the successful service provider.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 200 000 💰
Fáilte Ireland wish to appoint a service provider to conduct a feasibility study to evaluating options and opportunities, and make final costed recommendations on the optimum solution to Fáilte Ireland for the development of National Online Distribution Strategy for Visitor Experiences, such as Attractions, Activities and Festivals/Events. Examples of Activities include sightseeing tours, walking tours, land based and water based adventure and sporting activities, etc. Examples of Attractions include Museums, Cultural and Historical Attractions, Heritage Centres, etc. Examples of Festivals/Events include St Patrick’s Festival. A full list will be made available from Fáilte Ireland Tourism Content System (TCS) to the successful service provider.
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Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name): Design and Functional Integration with IT structures
Quality criterion (weighting): 1500
Quality criterion (name): Resource Expertise and Skillset Applied
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 4000
Description
Additional information:
“This is a below threshold procurement and is being published voluntarily in the OJEU.”
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 076-169297
Award of contract
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Contract Number: BD/2018/01
Title: Scoping of Solutions for National Distribution Strategy for Visitor Experiences
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-10-15 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tourism Enterprise and Management ta TEAM Tourism Consulting
Postal address: Collingwood Manor, Morpeth
Postal town: Nortumberland
Postal code: NE61 2FG
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 200 000 💰
Complementary information 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...”
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 this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer 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, 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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Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 065-152189 (2019-03-28)