Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a genuinely collaborative research relationship with the appointed strategic partner. Rather than a supplier becoming involved in individual economic analysis projects, after Fáilte Ireland has decided to undertake them, we need our strategic partner to assist with framing projects from the outset.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form a single-party Framework Agreements for economic support to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be once-off standalone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-06-14.
The procurement was published on 2019-05-15.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Party Framework for Specialist Economic Advice
RS/2019/02
Products/services: Economic research services📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a genuinely collaborative research relationship with the appointed strategic partner. Rather than a supplier becoming involved in individual economic analysis projects, after Fáilte Ireland has decided to undertake them, we need our strategic partner to assist with framing projects from the outset.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form a single-party Framework Agreements for economic support to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be once-off standalone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 350 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Economic impact assessment📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a genuinely collaborative research relationship with the appointed strategic partner. Rather than a supplier becoming involved in individual economic analysis projects, after Fáilte Ireland has decided to undertake them, we need our strategic partner to assist with framing projects from the outset.
We want the successful tenderer to continue working with us beyond the conventional end of project presentation and/or briefing. The strategic partner should continue to work with Fáilte Ireland to ensure that insights and advice are effectively incorporated into decision-making.
This ITT is for a non-exclusive contract with Fáilte Ireland. While Fáilte Ireland envisage the appointed strategic partner becoming our lead supplier for that areas of work, we still retain the right to commission economic advice beyond the Framework Agreements.
Provision of specialist advice relating to sectorial studies.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form a single-party Framework Agreements for economic support to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be once-off standalone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
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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 350 000 💰
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 for downloading 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
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in the tender documents available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie” 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
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: 2019-06-14
12:00 📅
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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-06-14
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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) 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 tenderers;
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the Contracting Authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework 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, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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 tender responses/questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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 SI...”
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 SI No 284 of 2016, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the Framework Agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that Framework Agreement.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 096-232131 (2019-05-15)
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a genuinely collaborative research relationship with the appointed strategic partner. Rather than a supplier becoming involved in individual economic analysis projects, after Fáilte Ireland has decided to undertake them, we need our strategic partner to assist with framing projects from the outset.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form a single-party framework agreements for economic support to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be once-off standalone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
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Currency code: EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 500000.00
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 2000000.00
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a strategic partner to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis.
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a genuinely collaborative research relationship with the appointed strategic partner. Rather than a supplier becoming involved in individual economic analysis projects, after Fáilte Ireland has decided to undertake them, we need our strategic partner to assist with framing projects from the outset.
We want the successful tenderer to continue working with us beyond the conventional end of project presentation and/or briefing. The strategic partner should continue to work with Fáilte Ireland to ensure that insights and advice are effectively incorporated into decision-making.
This ITT is for a non-exclusive contract with Fáilte Ireland. While Fáilte Ireland envisage the appointed strategic partner becoming our lead supplier for that areas of work, we still retain the right to commission economic advice beyond the framework agreements.
Provision of specialist advice relating to sectorial studies.
Fáilte Ireland invites tenders to form a single-party framework agreements for economic support to undertake sectoral research/economic analysis as required during the life of this framework. These projects may be once-off standalone projects or may be continuous projects over a number of years. The projects can involve any area of tourism.
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Quality criterion (name): Sector knowledge
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Strategic thinking
Quality criterion (name): Resources, team and working collaboratively
Quality criterion (name): Project management and deliverables
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 45
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 096-232131
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Single Party Framework for Specialist Economic Advice
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-08-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Indecon Economic Consultants
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Indecon House
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 4 Fitzwilliam Place
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16777144📞
E-mail: whbatt@indecon.ie📧
Fax: +353 16777417 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.indecon.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 500000.00
Highest offer: 2000000.00
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 tenderers;
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework 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, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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 tender responses/questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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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....”
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. No 284 of 2016, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 177-431891 (2019-09-12)