Provision of Event Management Services including Audio Visual Services

National Transport Authority

The Authority on behalf of BusConnects wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of event management services including audio visual services for a series of BusConnects events. The purpose of these events shall be to allow members of the public open access to BusConnects information. The scope of the Services required also includes the potential for similar events as required by the Authority.
Tenderers shall note that all Services required under the proposed contract shall be drawn down at the absolute discretion of the Authority and are dependent on the changing needs of the Authority. The Authority is under no obligation to draw down all and/or any of the Services under the proposed contract.
The scope of the Services required by the Authority consists of the following areas:
โ€” event pre-planning services,
โ€” indoor event management services (including audio visual services); and
โ€” outdoor event management services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-04. The procurement was published on 2020-07-29.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-29 Contract notice
2020-11-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-29)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Fran Kehoe
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 1-8798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171378&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171378&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Event Management Services including Audio Visual Services
Products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Authority on behalf of BusConnects wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of event management services including...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Audio-visual equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Authority on behalf of BusConnects wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of event management services including...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Event pre-planning services
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Indoor event management services (including audio visual services)
Quality criterion (name): Outdoor event management services
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 40
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe term of the contract shall be for an initial period of two (2) years. If the services are deemed to be satisfactory, the contract may be renewed for a...โ€    Show more
Additional information: See procurement documents.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See procurement documents.
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: See procurement documents.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-09-04 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2021-03-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-09-04 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œThe contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 148-363390 (2020-07-29)
Contract award notice (2020-11-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Event Management Services including Audio Visual Services JUL173807-2020โ€
Short description:
โ€œThe Authority on behalf of BusConnects wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of event management services including...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 538 314 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Authority on behalf of BusConnects wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of event management services including...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 148-363390
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Event Management Services including Audio Visual Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
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: 13
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Brandtactics Ltd
National registration number: 497773
Postal address: First Floor Office Suites 29 Park Heights Grange Rath Colpe Cross
Postal town: Co. Meath
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 538 314 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 237-584897 (2020-11-30)