Procurement of Art Collection Storage and Handling Services

Arts Council

Since 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists. The Collection that evolved tells the story of modern and contemporary Irish visual art in a unique and fascinating way. Today the Collection continues to grow and it is currently comprised of almost 1,300 artworks including sculpture, painting, performance, print, video, installation, photography and other works many of which are on display in public spaces all over Ireland for people to experience and enjoy first hand.
The Arts Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide both Storage and Art Handling Services to meet the needs of the organisation both from a quality and service delivery perspective.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-30. The procurement was published on 2022-06-29.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-29 Contract notice
2022-10-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Storage and warehousing services
Reference number: AC/2022/15
Short description:
โ€œSince 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists. The Collection that evolved tells the story of modern and contemporary Irish visual...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Storage and warehousing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Arts Council
Postal address: 70 Merrion Square
Postal code: Dublin D02 NY52
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.artscouncil.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: eugene@publicprocurement.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 868046627 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217836&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217836&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-07-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 126-359127
OJ-S issue: 126

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œSince 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists. The Collection that evolved tells the story of modern and contemporary Irish visual...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe Arts Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider to provide both Storage and Art Handling Services to meet the needs of the...โ€    Show more
Estimated total value: 650 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 650 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 72 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2022-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Eugene Rownan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1241 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217836&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 126-359127 (2022-06-29)
Contract award notice (2022-10-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 390 060 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-10-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 202-575927
Refers to notice: 2022/S 126-359127
OJ-S issue: 202

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Maurice Ward Co Ltd
National registration number: IE9F51692P
Postal address: Unit J 10 Swords Business Park
Postal town: County Dublin
Postal code: Swords
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 018409099 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: dublin@mauriceward.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.mauriceward.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2022/S 202-575927 (2022-10-14)