Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site
(
http://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
(
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity
will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses
incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement one or more
of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having
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awarded a contract under the Framework Agreement, the contracting entity reserves the
right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the Framework Agreement and/or
deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said framework;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement
process at any time;
8) 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;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not
obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or
incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully
completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition;
10) At Section 11.2.9 while we have indicated that at least 4 companies will be invited to
tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 4,
subject to that