Redevelopment of An Post Lands, Eglington Street, Galway City Centre

An Post

An Post wishes to appoint an experienced entity to finance, design, construct and operate the redevelopment of An Post lands at Eglington Street, Galway City Centre (the “Project”).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-12-03. The procurement was published on 2021-11-02.

Who?

• An Post

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-11-02	Contract notice
2021-11-29	Additional information
2023-10-06	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-11-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Building construction work
Reference number: 2179
Short description:

An Post wishes to appoint an experienced entity to finance, design, construct and operate the redevelopment of An Post lands at Eglington Street, Galway City Centre (the “Project”).

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Building construction work 📦
Additional CPV: Site-development work 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: An Post
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal code: O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.anpost.com 🌏
E-mail: thomas.geoghegan@anpost.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17057000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=200780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=200780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-12-03 📅
Publication date: 2021-11-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 215-566889
OJ-S issue: 215
Additional information

Applicants should note that, because this contract concerns a land development arrangement and not a works contract, the provisions in Directive 2014/25/EU or the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (“SI 286/2016”) do not apply. Applicants should however note that An Post intends to conduct the Competition using a procedure similar to the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation as provided for in SI 286/2016.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Eglington Street is a high quality real estate location owned by An Post which accommodates a trading Retail Office, Operating Eir Tower & services and ESB Substations, located within the heart of Galway City Centre. This prime site also accommodates additional valuable surplus unused space on this town centre zoned site located just off Shop Street (busiest pedestrian thoroughfare in the city).

Interested applicants should note that certain types of usages of the development site will not be permitted and should refer to the Contract for details in this regard.

The Project will proceed by way of an Agreement for Lease (“AFL”). The parties to the AFL will be An Post (as Landlord), the successful Tenderer (as Developer) and potentially a guarantor (depending on the financial situation of the Developer). The AFL will be for a term of 5 years. Within that term, the successful Tenderer must procure planning permission and complete the proposed development. There is provision for extension of the term for a period of 12 months in limited circumstances.

During the term of the AFL, and from the end of year 5 (i.e. at expected Construction completion) onwards, a Licence Fee will be payable to An Post by the successful Tenderer and applicants should refer to the tender documents for further information with regard to these Fees.

Duration: 60 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Thomas Geoghegan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=200780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2021/S 215-566889 (2021-11-02)

Additional information (2021-11-29)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Building installation work 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-29 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 235-619880
Refers to notice: 2021/S 215-566889
OJ-S issue: 235
Additional information

PQQ Submission date extended to the 13th December 2021 @ 12noon & Closing date for queries extended to the 03rd December 2021 @ 12noon.

Source: OJS 2021/S 235-619880 (2021-11-29)

Contract award notice (2023-10-06)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-10-06 📅
Publication date: 2023-10-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 196-614279
OJ-S issue: 196

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-16 📅
Source: OJS 2023/S 196-614279 (2023-10-06)

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