INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EVENT PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION & PROMOTION SERVICES FOR THE BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL 2022 – 2025

Dublin City Council

For four days between 28th and 31st October 2022 (in future years the festival will move with the dates of the bank holiday weekend), Dublin City will celebrate the life and legacy of Bram Stoker and his most famous novel ‘Dracula’. The Festival will comprise of a collaborative programme of literary, cultural, contemporary and family events, staged across the October Bank Holiday weekend that will engage with a broad audience, both domestic and international, promoting Dublin as the premier destination for a Bram Stoker/Gothic/Halloween break.
The Framework will be established for an initial period of two (2) years. The contracting authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the term of the Framework by two (2) 12-month periods. For the avoidance of all doubt, the maximum term of the Framework Agreement is four years, however contracts may be awarded during the term of the Framework Agreement which extend beyond the term of the Framework Agreement.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-25. The procurement was published on 2022-02-18.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-02-18 Contract notice
2022-06-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-02-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin City Council
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Culture, Recreation & Economic Services
Postal town: Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Eoin Leonard
E-mail: eoin.leonard@dublincity.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: www.dublincity.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=206889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=206889&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EVENT PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION & PROMOTION SERVICES FOR THE BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL 2022 – 2025 207312”
Products/services: Cultural event organisation services 📦
Short description:
“For four days between 28th and 31st October 2022 (in future years the festival will move with the dates of the bank holiday weekend), Dublin City will...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Event services 📦
Additional products/services: Sports-event promotion services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“For four days between 28th and 31st October 2022 (in future years the festival will move with the dates of the bank holiday weekend), Dublin City will...”    Show more
Award criteria
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 2 000 000 💰
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: Two years with two possible 12 month extensions
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Framework will be established for an initial period of two (2) years. The contracting authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“For further information please see tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 207312”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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:
“Please see tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID: 207312”
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: 2022-03-25 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-03-25 12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place):
“The date and time for opening tenders set out above may change at the discretion of Dublin City Council.”

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4 years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“Please note due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, facilitation of all meetings, site visits, clarification meetings, & assessments of samples, etc. (as...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contract / framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Please consult a legal advisor
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 038-098516 (2022-02-18)
Contract award notice (2022-06-29)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 8
URL: https://www.dublincity.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 000 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for Purpose
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (name): Health & SAfety
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 038-098516

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EVENT PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION & PROMOTION SERVICES FOR THE BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL 2022 – 2025”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-05-17 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Schweppe Curtis Nunn Ltd
National registration number: IE3400861OH
Postal address: Noreville, Dublin Road
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: Kilkenny
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mariaschweppe@gmail.com 📧
Region: Midland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 126-359477 (2022-06-29)