Market Sounding Process for the Concession of the Provision of Visa Application service for the Government of Ireland

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

Market sounding
The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to hear from any interested parties who may be able to provide the full range of services listed below.
Ascertain market capability as well as the level of interest to provide the requisite services.
This exercise is not a pre-qualification exercise or the beginning of a procurement exercise.
Obtain a deeper understanding of the visa application system, visa applicants, as well as any potential delivery options.
The market sounding document is preliminary in nature and is being made available on the understanding and on condition that it is to be used solely for the purposes outlined above.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-15. The procurement was published on 2019-12-13.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-12-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2019-12-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name:
“Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála”
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: John Histon
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=159801&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=159801&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Market Sounding Process for the Concession of the Provision of Visa Application service for the Government of Ireland Market Sounding”
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Short description:
“Market sounding The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to hear from any interested parties who may be able to provide the full range of services listed...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to hear from any interested parties who may be able to provide the full range of services listed below. Ascertain...”    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
Start date: 2020-07-01 📅
End date: 2021-07-01 📅
Description
Additional information: See attached document.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-01-15 14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-01-15 14:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2019/S 243-597614 (2019-12-13)