The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis in January of each year. Showcase — Ireland’s Creative Expo® is licensed by DCCoI and delivered currently by Showcase Ireland Events Ltd. Showcase works closely with Enterprise Ireland, to promote the show internationally, and with the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, to present new talent from around Ireland. In 2018, attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of 23 900 000 EUR over the 4 days, an increase of 12,7 % over the previous year, equating to annual revenues of 152 500 000 EUR for 400 exhibitors. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery and home and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 430 exhibitors, mainly from the island of Ireland. www.showcaseireland.com
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-12.
The procurement was published on 2019-07-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Single Party Framework Agreement for Event Management Services for the Trade Fair Showcase Project”
Products/services: Event services📦
Short description:
“The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a...”
Short description
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis in January of each year. Showcase — Ireland’s Creative Expo® is licensed by DCCoI and delivered currently by Showcase Ireland Events Ltd. Showcase works closely with Enterprise Ireland, to promote the show internationally, and with the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, to present new talent from around Ireland. In 2018, attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of 23 900 000 EUR over the 4 days, an increase of 12,7 % over the previous year, equating to annual revenues of 152 500 000 EUR for 400 exhibitors. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery and home and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 430 exhibitors, mainly from the island of Ireland. www.showcaseireland.com
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services📦
Additional products/services: Fair and exhibition organisation services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin or other locations throughout Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a...”
Description of the procurement
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis in January of each year. Showcase — Ireland’s Creative Expo® is licensed by DCCoI and delivered currently by Showcase Ireland Events Ltd. Showcase works closely with Enterprise Ireland, to promote the show internationally, and with the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, to present new talent from around Ireland. In 2018, attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of 23 900 000 EUR over the 4 days, an increase of 12,7 % over the previous year, equating to annual revenues of 152 500 000 EUR for 400 exhibitors. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery and home and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 430 exhibitors, mainly from the island of Ireland. www.showcaseireland.com
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 1 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Subject to that number qualifying, 3 firms will be invited to tender stage.
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“The initial contract will be for a 3 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to successful review, satisfactory performance and...”
Description of options
The initial contract will be for a 3 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to successful review, satisfactory performance and budget availability.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 154197.” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Will be made available at tender stage.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“The subject matter of the competition is classified as a Title III service and therefore as per the Directive, the rules permit the flexibility to award a...”
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years
The subject matter of the competition is classified as a Title III service and therefore as per the Directive, the rules permit the flexibility to award a longer term framework.
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Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-12
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Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-09-16 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 24
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...”
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 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) There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353(0)212439277 (9:00 a.m. — 17:30 p.m. GMT)
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;
6) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;
9) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreement at any time;
10) 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;
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
Contract award notice (2021-02-01) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland established a framework agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis...”
Short description
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland established a framework agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis in January of each year. Showcase - Ireland’s Creative Expo® is licensed by DCCoI and delivered currently by Showcase Ireland Events Ltd. Showcase works closely with Enterprise Ireland, to promote the show internationally, and with the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, to present new talent from around Ireland. In 2018, attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of EUR 23.9 million over the 4 days, an increase of 12.7 % over the previous year, equating to annual revenues of EUR 152.5 million for 400 exhibitors. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery and home and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 430 exhibitors, mainly from the island of Ireland. www.showcaseireland.com
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Currency code: EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 0.01
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 168625.00
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland established a framework agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis...”
Description of the procurement
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland established a framework agreement for management services for the Showcase Ireland tradeshow held on a yearly basis in January of each year. Showcase - Ireland’s Creative Expo® is licensed by DCCoI and delivered currently by Showcase Ireland Events Ltd. Showcase works closely with Enterprise Ireland, to promote the show internationally, and with the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, to present new talent from around Ireland. In 2018, attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of EUR 23.9 million over the 4 days, an increase of 12.7 % over the previous year, equating to annual revenues of EUR 152.5 million for 400 exhibitors. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery and home and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 430 exhibitors, mainly from the island of Ireland. www.showcaseireland.com
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 139-342603
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Single Party Framework Agreement for Event Management Services for the Trade Fair Showcase Project”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-06 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Professional Consultancy Ltd
National registration number: 9805406T
Postal address: 9 Sandyford Office Park
Postal town: Dublin 18
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: alan.murphy@eventpro.ie📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.eventpro.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 168625.00
Highest offer: 168625.00
Complementary information Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 025-061309 (2021-02-01)