Travel Management Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann.
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement for the management of its corporate foreign travel arrangements by an independent service provider. The intention is to reduce the costs associated with foreign travel, and to obtain the necessary management information in an accessible format that will assist in the process.
On average the service would expect to support approximately 180 bookings per annum.
It is envisaged that a contract will be awarded to the company who submit the most economically advantageous tender based on the award criteria which will be published at the tender stage. The successful company will be dealing with various people throughout Irish rail with regards to bookings. A detailed specification will issue at ITT stage.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-01-03. The procurement was published on 2018-11-29.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-11-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2018-11-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Travel services
Reference number: 7184
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement for the management of its corporate foreign travel arrangements by an independent service provider. The intention is to reduce the costs associated with foreign travel, and to obtain the necessary management information in an accessible format that will assist in the process. On average the service would expect to support approximately 180 bookings per annum. It is envisaged that a contract will be awarded to the company who submit the most economically advantageous tender based on the award criteria which will be published at the tender stage. The successful company will be dealing with various people throughout Irish rail with regards to bookings. A detailed specification will issue at ITT stage.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Travel services 📦
Additional CPV: Travel agency and similar services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works,
Postal code: Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: jennifer.coules@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033714 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=139043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=139043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-11-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-01-03 📅
Publication date: 2018-12-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 233-533461
OJ-S issue: 233

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann.
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement for the management of its corporate foreign travel arrangements by an independent service provider. The intention is to reduce the costs associated with foreign travel, and to obtain the necessary management information in an accessible format that will assist in the process.
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On average the service would expect to support approximately 180 bookings per annum.
It is envisaged that a contract will be awarded to the company who submit the most economically advantageous tender based on the award criteria which will be published at the tender stage. The successful company will be dealing with various people throughout Irish rail with regards to bookings. A detailed specification will issue at ITT stage.
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Estimated total value: 500 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: Tender may be re-advertised in 3 years time.
Description of options: Option to extend for a further 2 years.
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: N/A
List and brief description of rules and criteria: N/A
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: N/A
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: N/A
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As outlined in PQQ.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-02-12 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Jennifer Coules
Internet address: www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=139043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 36 months.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 233-533461 (2018-11-29)