Tender for the Provision of Travel Risk Management Consultancy Services

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the provision of travel risk management consultancy services so as to ensure that staff and invited guests are provided with a comprehensive service, to best industry standards, while travelling on Enterprise Ireland business and to ensure that Enterprise Ireland is fully compliant with all statutory โ€œduty of careโ€ obligations.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-04-12. The procurement was published on 2019-03-11.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-03-11 Contract notice
2020-04-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Travel management services
Reference number: 2019/10
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the provision of travel risk management...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Travel management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Travel services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza
Postal code: East Point Business
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: enterprise-ireland@greenville.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143679&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143679&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-04-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-03-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 053-122257
OJ-S issue: 53
Additional information

โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 350 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:
โ€œPlease consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin.โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
โ€œTechnical systems/ equipment.โ€

โ€œPrevious contracts.โ€
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โ€œQuality assurance measures.โ€
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-06-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Greenville on behalf of Enterprise Ireland
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143679&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information

โ€œSuggested text:โ€

โ€œ1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...โ€    Show more
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โ€œ2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and...โ€    Show more

โ€œ3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com...โ€    Show more

โ€œ4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;โ€

โ€œ5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;โ€

โ€œ6) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;โ€

โ€œ7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;โ€

โ€œ8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;โ€

โ€œ9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded...โ€    Show more

โ€œ10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that...โ€    Show more

โ€œ11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the...โ€    Show more

โ€œ12) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite at least...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œThe contract/framework is covered by the application of the remedies directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.โ€
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 053-122257 (2019-03-11)
Contract award notice (2020-04-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel risk management...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 350 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-04-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-04-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 079-186877
Refers to notice: 2019/S 053-122257
OJ-S issue: 79

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of Travel risk management...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of team proposed
Delivery schedules offered/project plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Price (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-03-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: International SOS Assistance UK Ltd
Postal town: London
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Total value of the procurement: 350 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Reference
Additional information

โ€œ1) 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...โ€    Show more

โ€œ2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and...โ€    Show more
Show more (7)
โ€œ3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com...โ€    Show more

โ€œ4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal...โ€    Show more

โ€œ6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;โ€

โ€œ9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded...โ€    Show more

โ€œ10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that...โ€    Show more

โ€œ11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the...โ€    Show more

โ€œ12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œThe contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 079-186877 (2020-04-20)