Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park and Visitor Orientation Recommendations for Co. Wicklow
Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and Wicklow County Council is seeking a multidisciplinary team that will deliver a visitor experience and management masterplan (Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park) and visitor orientation recommendations (Co. Wicklow) which identifies the priorities, actions, concept drawings, indicative costings and timelines for implementation.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-05-29.
The procurement was published on 2020-04-24.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park and Visitor Orientation Recommendations for Co. Wicklow
AC/2020/01”
Title
Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park and Visitor Orientation Recommendations for Co. Wicklow
AC/2020/01
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Products/services: Architectural, engineering and planning services📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and Wicklow County Council is seeking a multidisciplinary team that will deliver a visitor experience and management masterplan (Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park) and visitor orientation recommendations (Co. Wicklow) which identifies the priorities, actions, concept drawings, indicative costings and timelines for implementation.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰
Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and Wicklow County Council is seeking a multidisciplinary team that will deliver a visitor experience and management masterplan (Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park) and visitor orientation recommendations (Co. Wicklow) which identifies the priorities, actions, concept drawings, indicative costings and timelines for implementation. The multi-disciplinary team should have relevant experience in but not limited to the following: interpretation, orientation and way finding, tourism, architectural and archaeological conservation, engineering, traffic management, environment and planning. The proposal should balance the core conservation and heritage values of the NPWS, NMS and OPW with increased tourism demand.
• visitor experience and management masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park (Concept Design and Order of Magnitude costs);
• visitor orientation recommendations for County Wicklow.
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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 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 7
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“A stated in the ITT documents available for downloading 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:
“A stated in the ITT documents available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie”
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-05-29
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-05-29 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-05-29
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met or cannot meet its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time.
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that contract.
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Source: OJS 2020/S 084-199092 (2020-04-24)
Contract award notice (2020-09-08) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and Wicklow County Council is seeking a multidisciplinary team that will deliver a visitor experience and Management Masterplan (Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park) and visitor orientation recommendations (Co. Wicklow) which identifies the priorities, actions, concept drawings, indicative costings and timelines for implementation.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 500 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland in Partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Office of Public Works (OPW), the National Monuments Service (NMS) and Wicklow County Council is seeking a multidisciplinary team that will deliver a visitor experience and Management Masterplan (Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park) and visitor orientation recommendations (Co. Wicklow) which identifies the priorities, actions, concept drawings, indicative costings and timelines for implementation. The multi-disciplinary team should have relevant experience in but not limited to the following: interpretation, orientation and way finding, tourism, architectural and archaeological conservation, engineering, traffic management, environment and planning. The proposal should balance the core conservation and heritage values of the NPWS, NMS and OPW with increased tourism demand.
• visitor experience and management Masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park (Concept design and order of magnitude costs);
• visitor orientation recommendations for County Wicklow.
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Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Multi-disciplinary team management and account/contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Sustainability and environmental best practice
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 35
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 084-199092
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park and Visitor Orientation Recommendations for Co. Wicklow”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-08-27 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Consarc Design Group
National registration number: ROI 9512001J
Postal address: The Gas Office, 4 Cromac Quay
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2890828400📞
E-mail: conservation@consarc-design.co.uk📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 💰
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 399743.00
Highest offer: 460443.00
Complementary information Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that contract.
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Source: OJS 2020/S 177-427491 (2020-09-08)