MPF - Visitor Amenities, Interpretation, Branding & Wayfinding Plans for Greenways & Blueways

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland wish to establish a multiparty framework of suppliers to work with pre-qualified Local Authorities and Public Bodies to develop Visitor Amenities, Interpretation, Branding & Wayfinding plans for Greenways and Blueways around the country over the next 3 years. The Department of Transport is currently looking at a funding mechanism to support the delivery, implementation and installation of the plans that are developed under this fund.
The initial project under this framework will be for the South East Greenway. Background information on this Greenway can be found in Appendix 2-4.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-07. The procurement was published on 2022-01-24.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Placemarque
• The Paul Hogarth Company

Who?

• Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-01-24	Contract notice
2022-06-15	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-01-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Interpretation services
Reference number: AC/2021/01
Short description:

Fáilte Ireland wish to establish a multiparty framework of suppliers to work with pre-qualified Local Authorities and Public Bodies to develop Visitor Amenities, Interpretation, Branding & Wayfinding plans for Greenways and Blueways around the country over the next 3 years. The Department of Transport is currently looking at a funding mechanism to support the delivery, implementation and installation of the plans that are developed under this fund. The initial project under this framework will be for the South East Greenway. Background information on this Greenway can be found in Appendix 2-4.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Interpretation services 📦
Additional CPV: Project management consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: Dublin 1
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: https://www.failteireiand.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847852 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=205896&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=205896&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-03-07 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 020-048084
OJ-S issue: 20
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 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 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.

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 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 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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The initial project under this framework will be for the South East Greenway. Background information on this Greenway can be found in Appendix 2-4.

Duration: 48 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: