Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management and Investment Analysis Division
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the strategy management and investment analysis divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-12.
The procurement was published on 2021-07-13.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management and Investment...”
Title
Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management and Investment Analysis Division
EV/2021/04
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Products/services: Financial consultancy services📦
Short description:
“As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and...”
Short description
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the strategy management and investment analysis divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 200 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Economic impact assessment📦
Additional products/services: Financial management consultancy services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and...”
Description of the procurement
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland has overseen tourism investment in Ireland through a range of funding programmes. Our most recent strategic framework ‘Tourism Development and Innovation: A Strategy for Investment 2016-2022’ was formulated in the context of Government’s policy framework, Project Ireland 2040 Strategy, and longer-term objectives for the tourism sector.
Within these parameters Fáilte Ireland is rolling out a range of investment schemes which will be focused on supporting and realising Fáilte Ireland’s strategic objectives of developing world class tourism products to drive economic development by supporting the key regional tourism brands of Dublin, Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the strategy management and investment analysis divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in ITT documentation 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 ITT documentation 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
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-12
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-08-12 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-08-12
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): ETenders postbox.
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 with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers/candidates 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: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Duboin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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 136-361547 (2021-07-13)
Contract award notice (2021-11-26) Contracting authority Name and addresses
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie📧
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management & Investment...”
Title
Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Division
EV/2021/04
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Short description:
“As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and...”
Short description
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 3 200 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and...”
Description of the procurement
As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland has overseen tourism investment in Ireland through a range of funding programmes. Our most recent strategic framework “Tourism Development & Innovation: A Strategy for Investment 2016-2022” was formulated in the context of Government’s policy framework, Project Ireland 2040 Strategy, and longer-term objectives for the tourism sector.
Within these parameters Fáilte Ireland is rolling out a range of investment schemes which will be focused on supporting and realising Fáilte Ireland’s strategic objectives of developing world class tourism products to drive economic development by supporting the key regional tourism brands of Dublin, Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
Fáilte Ireland wishes to tender for a single-party framework to enable the provision of a range of specialist services to enable the delivery of key work programmes of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Divisions. This programme of work will encompass the delivery of a range of significant investment schemes and associated evaluation, impact analysis and strategy review projects.
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Quality criterion (name): Provision of Team, Skills & Experience to Deliver Work
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Relationship & Project Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
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 136-361547
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management & Investment...”
Title
Specialist Economic, Financial, Investment and Appraisal Services to Support Delivery of a Programme of Work of the Strategy Management & Investment Analysis Division
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Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bdo
National registration number: IE 4610662K
Postal address: Beaux Lane House, Mercer St. Lwr.
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14700420📞
E-mail: edaly@bdo.ie📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.bdo.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 200 000 💰
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 with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers/candidates 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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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 233-614224 (2021-11-26)