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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-21 Contract notice
2022-01-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business travel services
Reference number: 7795
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
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Business travel services 📦
Additional CPV: Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services 📦
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: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: jennifer.coules@irishrail.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192539&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192539&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-08-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-07-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 142-378987
OJ-S issue: 142

Object
Scope of the procurement
Duration: 36 months
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
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”
Economic and financial standing:
“The economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE.”

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“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”
Technical and professional ability:
“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

“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Contact
Contact point: Jennifer Coules
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192539&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
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 📠
Internet address: 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 📠
Internet address: 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 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 142-378987 (2021-07-21)
Contract award notice (2022-01-26)
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
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Connolly Station,

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-26 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 021-053377
Refers to notice: 2021/S 142-378987
OJ-S issue: 21

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for bookings
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for contract management
Methodology for reporting & implementation
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 70%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-12-20 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.selective-travel.com 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 021-053377 (2022-01-26)