In-depth Audits of Ireland’s Outdoor Activity Products and Identify Potential for Development

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland is seeking proposals from suitably qualified tenderers to conduct a series of audits of the outdoor activity product in Ireland as required. In addition to the audit there may be a requirement for feasibility studies to be conducted.
The first project under this framework will be for an in-depth audit of the cycling product.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-16. The procurement was published on 2019-08-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-08-14 Contract notice
2020-01-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-08-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement Unit
Phone: +353 18847888 📞
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.failteireiand.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152328&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152328&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“In-depth Audits of Ireland’s Outdoor Activity Products and Identify Potential for Development AC/2019/02”
Products/services: Business analysis consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking proposals from suitably qualified tenderers to conduct a series of audits of the outdoor activity product in Ireland as required....”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous business-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Activity specific environmental auditing services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking proposals from suitably qualified tenderers to conduct a series of audits of the outdoor activity product in Ireland as required....”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As stated in the tender documents available from www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-09-16 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-09-16 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-09-16 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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...”    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I....”    Show more
Source: OJS 2019/S 158-390849 (2019-08-14)
Contract award notice (2020-01-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Currency code: EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 500000.00
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 750000.00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of human resources to include business tourism sector knowledge
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Methodology and quality of proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Innovation in product and experience development
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 35

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 158-390849

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“In-depth Audits of Ireland’s Outdoor Activity Products and Identify Potential for Development”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-01-10 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Outdoor Recreation (N.Ireland)
National registration number: NI038105
Postal address: The Stableyard, Barnett Demesne, Malone Road
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT9 5PB
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2890306940 📞
E-mail: chris@outdoorrecreationni.com 📧
Region: Northern Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.outdoorrecreationi.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 500000.00
Highest offer: 750000.00

Complementary information
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 012-024659 (2020-01-16)