Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the development/redevelopment of several product strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-04-29.
The procurement was published on 2021-03-30.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“For the Establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to Provide Services to Support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies
CD/2021/03”
Products/services: Business and management consultancy services📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the development/redevelopment of several product strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the development/redevelopment of several product strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The new strategic business plans will consider the changed Tourism landscape due to Covid-19 and Brexit. Fáilte Ireland envisages a need to revisit previously developed sub strategies and roadmaps which all focused on a growth strategy which now need to incorporate a survival, recovery, and post Covid-19 regrowth strategy.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
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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 2 400 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“As stated in the qualification questionnaire available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in the qualification questionnaire 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:
“As stated in the qualification questionnaire available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie” Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-04-29
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2021-05-06 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-06-06 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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 the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework 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, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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/questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers/candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders/questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation/application stage.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I....”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I. No 284 of 2016, 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 framework agreement 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 framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 065-166563 (2021-03-30)
Contract award notice (2021-12-08) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie📧
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies
CD/2021/03”
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the Development / redevelopment of several Product Strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 000 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland is currently developing its strategic business plans for the period 2021 to 2023. It is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the Development / redevelopment of several Product Strategies which will be aligned to its new strategic business plans.
The new strategic business plans will consider the changed Tourism landscape due to COVID-19 and Brexit. Fáilte Ireland envisages a need to revisit previously developed sub strategies and roadmaps which all focused on a growth strategy which now need to incorporate a survival, recovery, and post Covid-19 regrowth strategy.
The projects under this framework may include but are not limited to the development of new or review of existing product strategies, experience development strategies, conducting sector, business model and programme reviews, conducting product experience and brand reviews and providing other development support across all business units to support strategy implementation.
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Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Competency and Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 065-166563
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title:
“For the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement to provide services to support the Development and Implementation of Product Strategies”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-03 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Crowe Horwath
Postal address: Marine House, Clanwilliam Place
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
2️⃣ Name and address of the contractor
Name: SoolNua
Postal address: 7 Rathfarnham Road, Terenure
Postal code: 6
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
3️⃣ Name and address of the contractor
Name: Team Tourism Consulting
Postal address: 9 Cuthbert Way, Collingwood Manor
Postal town: Northumberland
Postal code: NE61 2FQ
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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 the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework 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, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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/questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers/candidates are advised to ensure that they return FULLY COMPLETED tenders/questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation/application stage
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I....”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 284 of 2016, 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 framework agreement 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 framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 241-636087 (2021-12-08)