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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-29 Contract notice
2020-11-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Event services
Short description:
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.
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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: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 1-8798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171378&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171378&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-09-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-08-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 148-363390
OJ-S issue: 148
Additional information
See procurement documents.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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For all events, the service provider must have the ability to implement effectively the relevant and most up to date National Government Guidelines regarding Covid-19 and all relevant health and safety measures.
A description of typical indoor events (a โ€˜Standard Information Eventโ€™ and a โ€˜Standard Meeting Eventโ€™) and a typical outdoor event is set out in the procurement documents.
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The 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 period or periods of up to a maximum of one (1) year after the end of the second year. The extension of the contract shall be at the full discretion of the Authority.
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Additional information: See procurement documents.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See procurement documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: See procurement documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2021-03-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2020-09-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Event pre-planning services
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Indoor event management services (including audio visual services)
Outdoor event management services
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 40

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fran Kehoe
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171378&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
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The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.

Complementary information
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“ 
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2020/S 148-363390 (2020-07-29)
Contract award notice (2020-11-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: JUL173807-2020
Short description:
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.
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Total value of the procurement: 538 314 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-12-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 237-584897
Refers to notice: 2020/S 148-363390
OJ-S issue: 237
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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The scope of the services required by the Authority consists of the following areas:
A description of typical indoor events and a typical outdoor event is set out in the procurement documents.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-16 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Total value of the procurement: 538 314 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2020/S 237-584897 (2020-11-30)