Travel Management Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement for the management of its corporate foreign travel rrangements including flights and accommodation by an independent service provider. The intention is to reduce the costs associated with foreign travel, and to obtain the necessary management information in an accessible format that will assist in the process. On average the service would expect to support approximately upwards of 180 bookings per annum.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-23. The procurement was published on 2021-07-21.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-21 Contract notice
2022-01-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Jennifer Coules
E-mail: jennifer.coules@irishrail.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192539&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192539&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Travel Management Services 7795
Products/services: Business travel services 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services 📦
Additional products/services: Travel agency and similar services 📦
Additional products/services: Travel services 📦
Additional products/services: Travel management services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród...”    Show more
Award criteria
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: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“IE reserve the right to extend for a further 2 years on a 1 year + 1 year basis.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire...”    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The technical competence of the entity, its employees and processes must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a...”    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-23 12:00 📅
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: 6

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 142-378987 (2021-07-21)
Contract award notice (2022-01-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Connolly Station,

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann are tendering for the services of a fully managed solution for the provision of Travel Management Services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for bookings
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for contract management
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for reporting & implementation
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 70%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 142-378987

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Travel Management Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-20 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: World Travel Centre Ltd T/as Selective Travel Management
National registration number: GB 283 0658 49
Postal address: Murrays Exchange, 1 Linfeld Road
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: Antrim
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2890962000 📞
E-mail: tenders@selective-travel.co.uk 📧
Fax: +44 2890962020 📠
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.selective-travel.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2022/S 021-053377 (2022-01-26)