Tourism Ireland is seeking to establish two [2] Framework Agreements for the provision of Research and Strategic Consultancy Services. The successful tenderer(s) will comprise a multi-disciplinary team which can comprehensively provide all the inputs and expertise necessary to deliver the requirements to the highest quality. Please note that this Qualification Questionnaire is for both Lots. This tender is being issued on behalf of the Strategy and Insights (S&I) team in Tourism Ireland.
The Lots being procured are:
- Lot 1 - Advertising Effectiveness Services [Single-party Framework Agreement]
- Lot 2 - Ad hoc Research (both Qualitative and Quantitative) [Multi-party Framework Agreement]
This is Stage I – the qualification stage, of a 2-stage Restricted procedure.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-20.
The procurement was published on 2021-08-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Research and Strategic Consultancy Services Framework Agreements
TI/S&I/2021
Products/services: Research services📦
Short description:
“Tourism Ireland is seeking to establish two [2] Framework Agreements for the provision of Research and Strategic Consultancy Services. The successful...”
Short description
Tourism Ireland is seeking to establish two [2] Framework Agreements for the provision of Research and Strategic Consultancy Services. The successful tenderer(s) will comprise a multi-disciplinary team which can comprehensively provide all the inputs and expertise necessary to deliver the requirements to the highest quality. Please note that this Qualification Questionnaire is for both Lots. This tender is being issued on behalf of the Strategy and Insights (S&I) team in Tourism Ireland.
The Lots being procured are:
- Lot 1 - Advertising Effectiveness Services [Single-party Framework Agreement]
- Lot 2 - Ad hoc Research (both Qualitative and Quantitative) [Multi-party Framework Agreement]
This is Stage I – the qualification stage, of a 2-stage Restricted procedure.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 964 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 - Single-Party Framework for Advertising Effectiveness
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services📦
Additional products/services: Market and economic research; polling and statistics📦
Additional products/services: Economic research services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“It is our intention to appoint one [1] supplier to a Single-party Framework Agreement who will partner Tourism Ireland on research and insight into...”
Description of the procurement
It is our intention to appoint one [1] supplier to a Single-party Framework Agreement who will partner Tourism Ireland on research and insight into Advertising Effectiveness.
Research may differ throughout the life of the project but we may undertake for example:
• Consumer evaluation of video content, benchmarked against global norms
• Qualitative assessment of potential advertising
• Advertising awareness in key markets
PLEASE REFER TO THE DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING
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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 1 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The term of this Framework Agreement shall be three years from the Commencement Date. Tourism Ireland may, at its absolute discretion, extend the Contract...”
Description of renewals
The term of this Framework Agreement shall be three years from the Commencement Date. Tourism Ireland may, at its absolute discretion, extend the Contract Period by up to but no more than one further period of one (1) year
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Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Passing all Pre-Qualification Requirements
Suitability Criteria
- Team skills and experience
- Benchmarks
- World Class Insight Generation
- Previous...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Passing all Pre-Qualification Requirements
Suitability Criteria
- Team skills and experience
- Benchmarks
- World Class Insight Generation
- Previous Relevant Contracts
- Quality Assurance Measures
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Additional information:
“The successful bidder will be expected to have:
• An extensive knowledge of advertising effectiveness and evaluation
• Access to global benchmarks and norms...”
Additional information
The successful bidder will be expected to have:
• An extensive knowledge of advertising effectiveness and evaluation
• Access to global benchmarks and norms and/or methodologies to provide international comparison
• Access to online panels which have the ability to deliver on Tourism Ireland’s sample requirements, from 16years+ and across key demographics
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 2 - Multi-Party Framework for Ad-hoc Consumer Research (both Qualitative and Quantitative)” Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“It is our intention to appoint a minimum of five [5] agencies [subject to the quality of tender proposals received] to a Multi-party Framework Agreement to...”
Description of the procurement
It is our intention to appoint a minimum of five [5] agencies [subject to the quality of tender proposals received] to a Multi-party Framework Agreement to service Tourism Ireland’s requirements on an ad-hoc basis in respect of both qualitative and quantitative research projects. Services will be drawn down, as required, via Mini-tender competitions on a project by project basis. The drawdown mechanism will be advised to shortlisted candidates in the RFT documentation issued at Stage 2. PLEASE REFER TO THE DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 764 000 💰
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Passing all Pre-Qualification Requirements
Suitability Criteria
- Team Skills and Experience
- Project Management
- Insight Generation
- Previous Relevant...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Passing all Pre-Qualification Requirements
Suitability Criteria
- Team Skills and Experience
- Project Management
- Insight Generation
- Previous Relevant Contracts
- Quality Assurance Measures
- Data Dissemination/Display
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Additional information:
“The successful bidder(s) will be expected to have:
• A full suite of both qualitative and quantitative tools and skills
• Access to a global online panel...”
Additional information
The successful bidder(s) will be expected to have:
• A full suite of both qualitative and quantitative tools and skills
• Access to a global online panel which has the ability to deliver on Tourism Ireland’s sample requirements
• Ability to run multi-country quantitative and qualitative projects
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Candidates must declare below they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirements set out below and they are able, upon request and without delay,...”
List and brief description of selection criteria
Candidates must declare below they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirements set out below and they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation to Tourism Ireland in each case.
(i) Turnover during any of the previous 3 financial years was at least: €2,400,000 [Lot 1] €882,000 [Lot 2]
(ii) Hold an up to date Tax Clearance Certificate.
NOTE #1: in the case of the Tenderer being a grouping, the condition at (i) above may be satisfied by the group members as a whole.
“Candidates must declare below that they satisfy the minimum insurance requirements set out below and they are able, upon request and without delay, to...”
Candidates must declare below that they satisfy the minimum insurance requirements set out below and they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation to Tourism Ireland in each case:
(i)Employer’s Liability Insurance with indemnity limit of €2,000,000
(ii)Public Liability Insurance with an indemnity limit of €1,000,000
(iii)Professional Indemnity Insurance with an indemnity limit of €1,000,000
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List and brief description of selection criteria: Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading
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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-09-20
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2021-10-04 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information 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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9.00-17.30 GMT);
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Procurement Opportunities www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this Notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;
5) This is the sole call for Requests to Participate for these services. This is the 1st stage in a 2-stage Restricted procedure;
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, whether or not a final contract is awarded;
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Board of Tourism Ireland;
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;
9) Duration of the Framework Agreement: It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement(s) will commence in January 2022 for a period of 3 years with an option at the sole discretion of Tourism Ireland to extend annually for up to a further 1 year. Appointment to a Framework is not a guarantee of work.
10) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time;
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Respondents are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application/evaluation stage;
12) The contracting authority is subject to the provisions of the code of practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland, which is available on the contracting authority website;
13) To the extent that any personal data is processed in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out in the contracting authority’s ICT and GDPR guidelines shall apply to such processing;
14) Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland;
15) The contract will be subject to Irish law;
16) The contracting authority reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process;
17) The contracting authority reminds suppliers that application to this competition and completion of tenders should in no way impede the need to comply with government advice/directives for isolation or any other requirements or containment measures in place to fight the spread of Covid-19.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 161-424154 (2021-08-17)
Contract award notice (2022-07-08) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Tourism Ireland undertook a competitive procurement process to establish two [2] Framework Agreements for the provision of Research and Strategic...”
Short description
Tourism Ireland undertook a competitive procurement process to establish two [2] Framework Agreements for the provision of Research and Strategic Consultancy Services. The successful tenderer(s) will comprise a multi-disciplinary team which can comprehensively provide all the inputs and expertise necessary to deliver the requirements to the highest quality.
The Lots procured are:
- Lot 1 - Advertising Effectiveness Services [Single-party Framework Agreement]
- Lot 2 - Ad hoc Research (both Qualitative and Quantitative) [Multi-party Framework Agreement]
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 964 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Description of the procurement:
“It is our intention to appoint one [1] supplier to a Single-party Framework Agreement who will partner Tourism Ireland on research and insight into...”
Description of the procurement
It is our intention to appoint one [1] supplier to a Single-party Framework Agreement who will partner Tourism Ireland on research and insight into Advertising Effectiveness.
Research may differ throughout the life of the project but we may undertake for example:
• Consumer evaluation of video content, benchmarked against global norms
• Qualitative assessment of potential advertising
• Advertising awareness in key markets
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Quality criterion (name): Your Contribution
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Timelines
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Response to Challenge Scenario
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%
Description
Description of the procurement:
“It is our intention to appoint a minimum of five [5] agencies [subject to the quality of tender proposals received] to a Multi-party Framework Agreement to...”
Description of the procurement
It is our intention to appoint a minimum of five [5] agencies [subject to the quality of tender proposals received] to a Multi-party Framework Agreement to service Tourism Ireland’s requirements on an ad-hoc basis in respect of both qualitative and quantitative research projects. Services will be drawn down, as required, via Mini-tender competitions on a project by project basis. The drawdown mechanism will be advised to shortlisted candidates in the RFT documentation .
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 161-424154
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Single-Party Framework for Advertising Effectiveness
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-28 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Millward Brown
National registration number: IE0660517W
Postal address: 5/6 Ely Place
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Dublin
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 1 200 000 💰
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title:
“Lot 2 - Multi-Party Framework for Ad-hoc Consumer Research (both Qualitative and Quantitative)”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-01 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Behaviour & Attitudes Marketing Research
National registration number: 102171
Postal address: Milltown House
Postal town: Milltown
Postal code: Mount St Annes
URL: http://www.banda.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
3️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Coyne Research
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 16 The Courtyard
Postal town: Dublin 22
Postal code: Kilcarbery Business
URL: http://www.coyneresearch.com🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
4️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Genesis
National registration number: 9663055F
Postal address: The Chapel
Postal town: Dublin 6
Postal code: Mount St Anne's
URL: http://www.genesis.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
5️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mccp
National registration number: 377501
Postal address: 1 Strand Street Great
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin D01T3C6
URL: http://www.mccp.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
6️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
7️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: RED C Research and Marketing Ltd
National registration number: ie6391854v
Postal address: Ground Floor, Block G, Eastpoint Busines Park
URL: http://www.redcresearch.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 764 000 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“THIS PROCUREMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED UNDER EACH LOT”
Source: OJS 2022/S 133-380428 (2022-07-08)