Multi Party Framework for Website Design and Development

Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fรกilte Ireland is seeking to appoint suppliers that design and develop best in class websites to a framework agreement for delivery of these services. Successful framework members may be required to work with Fรกilte Ireland project owners/stakeholders/third party suppliers and external organisation such as Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-04-22. The procurement was published on 2021-03-23.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-03-23 Contract notice
2021-07-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-03-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software programming and consultancy services
Reference number: IT/2021/04
Short description:
Fรกilte Ireland is seeking to appoint suppliers that design and develop best in class websites to a framework agreement for delivery of these services. Successful framework members may be required to work with Fรกilte Ireland project owners/stakeholders/third party suppliers and external organisation such as Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.
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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: Software programming and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Internet and intranet software development services 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Fรกilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18847888 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185254&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185254&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-04-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-03-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 060-151089
OJ-S issue: 60
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 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 anytime; 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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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As per the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
As per the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
As per the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards:
As per the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
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: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-04-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Sabrina Jones
Internet address: www.failteireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185254&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
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 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;
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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;
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6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at anytime;
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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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
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 2021/S 060-151089 (2021-03-23)
Contract award notice (2021-07-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 131-347716
Refers to notice: 2021/S 060-151089
OJ-S issue: 131

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Web design, development and testing capability
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Competency and expertise
Project and account management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Etain Ltd
National registration number: NI037642
Postal address: 21 James Street South
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 2890872222 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sales@etain-software.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.etain-software.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: i3 Digital is the trading name of Biznet IIS Ltd
National registration number: 911736142
Postal address: Biznet House
Postal code: 39 Dargan Road
Phone: +44 2890447800 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: adrian@i3digital.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.i3digital.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Piksel Ltd
National registration number: UK Company Registration 03048367
Postal address: 1 Innovation Close York Science Park
Postal town: York
Postal code: YO10 5ZD
Phone: +44 8448633600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: info@thevoyageteam.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Name: Professional Granite Consulting Ltd
National registration number: IE9698553S
Postal address: First Floor, City Quarter, Lapps Quay
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16337979 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: robert.carpenter@granite.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://https://www.granite.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Name: Simpleview
National registration number: 678240219
Postal address: 1.02 South Harrington Building, 182 Sefton Street
Postal town: Liverpool
Postal code: Merseyside L3 4BQ
Phone: +44 3304401825 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: saleseurope@simpleviewinc.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.simpleviewinc.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Strata3
National registration number: IE8296255K
Postal address: 10 Westland Square
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Pearse St
Phone: +353 16718806 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john@strata3.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.strata3.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Information about review deadlines:
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 2021/S 131-347716 (2021-07-05)