Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Travel Management Services to Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards Authority of Ireland
Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel management services (for staff and invited guests), for both Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-24.
The procurement was published on 2020-01-24.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Travel Management Services to Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards...”
Title
Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Travel Management Services to Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards Authority of Ireland
2020/06
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Products/services: Travel management services📦
Short description:
“Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel management...”
Short description
Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel management services (for staff and invited guests), for both Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 40 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services📦
Additional products/services: Travel agency and similar services📦
Additional products/services: Travel services📦
Additional products/services: Business travel services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Split between inhouse services in Dublin and also remote services.
Description of the procurement:
“Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel management...”
Description of the procurement
Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of travel management services (for staff and invited guests), for both Enterprise Ireland and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI
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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 40 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
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 2 years with option to extend for 2 further periods of 2 years, subject to a maximum of 6 years, and subject to...”
Description of renewals
The framework agreement will be for 2 years with option to extend for 2 further periods of 2 years, subject to a maximum of 6 years, and subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints all at the absolute discretion of Enterprise Ireland.
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Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“1) Quality assurance measures;
2) Travel management systems;
3) Previous contracts.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
List and brief description of conditions
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164419.
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List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164419.
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164419.
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List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164419.
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Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability)
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164419.
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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:
“Cost Benefit analysis and extended framework option due to the complexity of the service and the need of process and system integration to third party systems.” 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: 2020-02-24
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
Complementary information Additional information
“Suggested text:
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list...”
Suggested text:
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) 2124392 77 (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:145645) 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;
12) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 4 or 8 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 4 or 8 subject to that number qualifying.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 1886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The 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 020-044434 (2020-01-24)