Provision of Interpretive and Exhibition Design, Production, Installation and Maintenance Services for The Visit Trinity Exhibition

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin invites suitably qualified service providers to pre-qualify for the provision of interpretive and exhibition design, production, installation and maintenance services for The Visit Trinity Exhibition.
Due to the redevelopment of the Old Library, a new temporary exhibition is required for the duration of the redevelopment project. Trinity will construct a temporary pavilion on the historic campus, within which, the aim is to design and build an enhanced immersive experience exhibition that brings to life the Book of Kells and Old Library. The exhibition will be allocated approximately 600sqm of space within the pavilion, with the remainder allocated to retail and support areas.
Further information relating to the requirements and the procurement process are outlined in the attached documentation.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-04. The procurement was published on 2022-02-28.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-02-28 Contract notice
2023-01-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-02-28)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
National registration number: 2200007u
Postal address: College Green
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Ger Heffernan
E-mail: hefferge@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.tcd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/336 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208570&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208570&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Interpretive and Exhibition Design, Production, Installation and Maintenance Services for The Visit Trinity Exhibition TCD_21-C0558โ€
Products/services: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin invites suitably qualified service providers to pre-qualify for the provision of interpretive and...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Audio-visual equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Audio-visual materials ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exhibition centre construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project-supervision services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Museum-exhibition services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin invites suitably qualified service providers to pre-qualify for the provision of interpretive and...โ€    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 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe maintenance of the exhibition is subject to renewal for up to an additional 24 months.โ€
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 223-587086
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-04-04 11:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2022-04-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œ1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 045-116093 (2022-02-28)
Contract award notice (2023-01-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin has awarded a contract to Event Communications Ireland for the provision of interpretive and exhibition...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 614 172 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin awarded a contract to Event Communications Ireland for the provision of interpretive and exhibition design,...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Concept Design
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology to Project Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Project Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 045-116093

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œProvision of Interpretive and Exhibition Design, Production, Installation and Maintenance Services for The Visit Trinity Exhibitionโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-11-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Communications Ltd
Postal address: India House, 45 Curlew Street
Postal town: London
Postal code: SE1 2ND
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: London ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 2509165.25
Highest offer: 2614172.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 010-025801 (2023-01-09)