1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website
(
http://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 (
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) only. Registration is free
of charge. The contracting entity 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 entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or
expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competentauthorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the contract one or more of
the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or
having awarded a contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite
the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and/or deliver the
contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said contract.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate
this procurement process at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to
a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent,
that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases,
it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and
solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will
always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting
entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of
questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore,
candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed
questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.