Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed supplier will take responsibility for shipping marketing literature and supporting materials through its marketing channels in the US market. Bidders must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US. Local suppliers in the US will advised of this tender opportunity. For full requirements please refer to the request for tender [RFT] documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-28.
The procurement was published on 2020-06-23.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Distribution and Warehousing Services in the US Market
DIST-US-2020
Products/services: Printing and distribution services📦
Short description:
“Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed...”
Short description
Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed supplier will take responsibility for shipping marketing literature and supporting materials through its marketing channels in the US market. Bidders must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US. Local suppliers in the US will advised of this tender opportunity. For full requirements please refer to the request for tender [RFT] documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 400 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Warehouse management system📦
Additional products/services: Storage and warehousing services📦
Additional products/services: Mail delivery services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: United States of America.
Description of the procurement:
“Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed...”
Description of the procurement
Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed supplier will take responsibility for shipping marketing literature and supporting materials through its marketing channels in the US market. Bidders must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US. Local suppliers in the US will advised of this tender opportunity.
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Quality criterion (name): B. Quality of proposed delivery model and guaranteed service levels
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): C. IT/reporting capabilities
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): D. Proposed account management model
Cost criterion (name): A. Overall cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50 %
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 400 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The initial term of the contract will be for three [3] years subject to budget, annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may opt, at...”
Description of renewals
The initial term of the contract will be for three [3] years subject to budget, annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may opt, at its absolute discretion, to renew the contract annually, again subject to budget, performance and other factors, for a further four [4] up to a maximum contract term of seven [7] years.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As stated in the RFT documents available to download 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:
“Tenderers must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US
As stated in the RFT documents available to download 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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-07-28
16:00 📅
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: 2020-07-28
16:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Via the eTenders electronic Postbox facility.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Two authorised Tourism Ireland personnel.
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 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 (9.00-17.30 GMT).
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Procurement Opportunities 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 the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.
5) This is the sole call for competition for these services.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, whether or not a final contract is awarded.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Board of Tourism Ireland.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) Tenderers must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US to qualify for inclusion in this tender competition.
10) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
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. Respondents are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application/evaluation stage.
12) The contracting authority is subject to the provisions of the code of practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland, which is available on the contracting authority website.
13) To the extent that any personal data is processed in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out in the contracting authority’s ICT and GDPR guidelines shall apply to such processing.
14) Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland.
15) The contract will be subject to Irish law.
16) The contracting authority reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process.
17) The contracting authority reminds suppliers that application to this competition and completion of tenders should in no way impede the need to comply with government advice/directives for isolation or any other requirements or containment measures in place to fight the spread of Covid-19.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“This contract/framework is covered by the application of the remedies directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.”
Source: OJS 2020/S 121-296418 (2020-06-23)
Contract award notice (2021-01-04) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: 4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been...”
Short description
This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been awarded to the highest scoring tenderer. Tourism Ireland is seeking to appoint a logistics partner capable of providing distribution and warehousing solutions for the US market. The appointed supplier will take responsibility for shipping marketing literature and supporting materials through its marketing channels in the US market. Bidders must have an operational base and warehouse facility in the US. Local suppliers in the US will advised of this tender opportunity. For full requirements please refer to the request for tender [RFT] documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 400 000 💰
Description
Place of performance: 00 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
Additional information:
“This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been...”
Additional information
This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been awarded to the highest scoring tenderer.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 121-296418
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Distribution and Warehousing Services in the US Market
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-01-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Marketway LLC
Postal address: 1314 Highland Avenue
Postal town: Plainfield
Postal code: NJ 07060
Country: United States 🇺🇸
Region: 00 🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been...”
This tender competition is closed. following the evaluation of qualifying tenders received against the stated evaluation criteria, the contract has been awarded to the highest scoring tenderer.
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Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“This contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.”
Source: OJS 2021/S 005-006498 (2021-01-04)