NMI requires art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular requirements for care and handling. Primarily this will involve the handling, packing, stabilisation and, in some cases, transport of collections that require care from trained personnel. If transport is involved, this may be within NMI sites, between NMI sites, offsite to non-NMI locations or returning from the same. Occasionally this might include international transport/haulage. In some instances, this may include assisting NMI staff with this work, in other cases, it may include being supervised by NMI staff while carrying out all aspects of this task.
Please see procurement documentation for further information.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-02.
The procurement was published on 2020-04-30.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Art Handling Single Party Framework
Products/services: Museum services📦
Short description:
“NMI requires art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular...”
Short description
NMI requires art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular requirements for care and handling. Primarily this will involve the handling, packing, stabilisation and, in some cases, transport of collections that require care from trained personnel. If transport is involved, this may be within NMI sites, between NMI sites, offsite to non-NMI locations or returning from the same. Occasionally this might include international transport/haulage. In some instances, this may include assisting NMI staff with this work, in other cases, it may include being supervised by NMI staff while carrying out all aspects of this task.
Please see procurement documentation for further information.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 💰
NMI requires art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular requirements for care and handling. Primarily this will involve the handling, packing, stabilisation and, in some cases, transport of collections that require care from trained personnel. If transport is involved, this may be within NMI sites, between NMI sites, offsite to non-NMI locations or returning from the same. Occasionally this might include international transport/haulage. In some instances, this may include assisting NMI staff with this work, in other cases, it may include being supervised by NMI staff while carrying out all aspects of this task.
Requirements for each work package will be defined on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, this may include supplying crates, boxes, packing supplies, sometimes custom-made and lifting or moving equipment. It will also include the completion of risk assessments for every new working environment and situation, to ensure the framework supplier staff, NMI staff, general public, collections and non-collection objects are safe before movement takes place. All framework supplier staff will be supervised by NMI staff when working on site and accompanied by NMI staff when collections are leaving or returning to the NMI.
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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 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: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The framework agreement will be for a period of 4 years, with the option to extend for one (1) year, to a maximum of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory...”
Description of renewals
The framework agreement will be for a period of 4 years, with the option to extend for one (1) year, to a maximum of five (5) years, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints. The contracting authority confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement.
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Envisaged number of candidates: 1
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“As the subject matter of the framework is a Title III service within the meaning of Directive 2014/24/EU, NMI are employing a single stage procedure...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
As the subject matter of the framework is a Title III service within the meaning of Directive 2014/24/EU, NMI are employing a single stage procedure involving negotiation. NMI reserves the right to award contracts on foot of the original tender or to invite some or all tenderers into a clarification and/or negotiation round, solely at their discretion.
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Additional information:
“Please consult the associated procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download...”
Additional information
Please consult the associated procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 168599.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in the procurement documentation available to to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 168599.” 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 procurement documentation available to to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 168599.” 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
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
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: 2020-06-02
17:00 📅
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
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) 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 to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB 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 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 (RFT ID:168599) 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.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.” Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 087-207778 (2020-04-30)
Contract award notice (2021-02-05) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“NMI required art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular...”
Short description
NMI required art handling services to assist with the specialist handling of certain museum object, archive and library collections with very particular requirements for care and handling. Primarily this involves the handling, packing, stabilisation and, in some cases, transport of collections that require care from trained personnel. If transport is involved, this may be within NMI sites, between NMI sites, offsite to non-NMI locations or returning from the same. Occasionally this might include international transport/haulage. In some instances, this may include assisting NMI staff with this work, in other cases, it may include being supervised by NMI staff while carrying out all aspects of this task.
Please see procurement documentation for further information.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Requirements for each work package will be defined on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, this may include supplying crates, boxes, packing supplies,...”
Description of the procurement
Requirements for each work package will be defined on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, this may include supplying crates, boxes, packing supplies, sometimes custom-made and lifting or moving equipment. It will also include the completion of risk assessments for every new working environment and situation, to ensure the Framework supplier staff, NMI staff, general public, collections and non-collection objects are safe before movement takes place. All framework supplier staff will be supervised by NMI staff when working on site and accompanied by NMI staff when collections are leaving or returning to the NMI.
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Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the requirements and proposed service delivery methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 35 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of the team
Quality criterion (name):
“Fitness for purpose of proposed vehicles, equipment and on-going maintenance and replacement schedules”
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Contract management and service level agreement
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20 %
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 087-207778
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Art Handling Single Party Framework
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-08-20 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Maurice Ward and Company Ltd
Postal address: Unit J 10, Swords Business Park
Postal town: Swords
Postal code: K67 W973
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Dublin🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 028-069676 (2021-02-05)