Single-Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Tour and Visitor Experience software, hardware and support services to the National Museum of Ireland

National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland is seeking to engage with a provider of digital tours including software and content to develop digital guided tours to enhance the overall visitor experience at their sites. An initial contract for The National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology will be awarded on foot of the establishment of the Framework Agreement under this tender competition.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-21. The procurement was published on 2022-10-21.

Who?

• National Museum of Ireland

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-10-21	Contract notice
2022-11-14	Additional information
2022-11-28	Additional information
2022-12-05	Additional information

Contract notice (2022-10-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: eTenders RFT ID 217184
Short description:

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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: Web page editing software development services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: National Museum of Ireland
Postal address: Collins Barracks
Postal code: Benburb Street
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/home 🌏
E-mail: tenders@greenville.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14020114 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217398&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217398&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-11-21 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 207-591548
OJ-S issue: 207
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 217184

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: Prior to the end of the Framework Agreement established under this competition.
Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 217184

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2022-11-21 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ann Healy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/290 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217398&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: Prior to the end of the Framework Agreement established under this competition

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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.

3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:

• There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload.

• In order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click “Submit Response”. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the “Submit Response” button will be disabled automatically upon expiration of the response deadline.

• Suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary.

• If you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply. com or Telephone: 353(0)21 2439277 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT). All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie.

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) 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.

10) 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.

11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:

As set out in section 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorites’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations SI 130/2010, as amended.

Source: OJS 2022/S 207-591548 (2022-10-21)

Additional information (2022-11-14)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Web page editing software development services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-01 📅
Publication date: 2022-11-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 223-640640
Refers to notice: 2022/S 207-591548
OJ-S issue: 223
Additional information

Please note that the deadline for queries has also been extended to Wednesday 23rd November @ 12 Noon (Local Time)

Source: OJS 2022/S 223-640640 (2022-11-14)

Additional information (2022-11-28)
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-28 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-07 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 233-669564
OJ-S issue: 233
Source: OJS 2022/S 233-669564 (2022-11-28)

Additional information (2022-12-05)
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-12 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 238-684500
OJ-S issue: 238
Additional information

Please note the new deadline for submissions is Monday 12th December @ 12 Noon Irish Time.

Source: OJS 2022/S 238-684500 (2022-12-05)

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