Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Mobile Phone Handsets and Associated Services to Horse Racing Ireland, Subsidiaries and Affiliates

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is seeking to establish a single party framework agreement for the Provision of Mobile Phone Handsets and Associated Mobile Phone Services to HRI, its subsidiaries and affiliates. The requirement includes the migration / replacement of all handsets mobile operator to take over the current service. Mobiles are purchased/upgraded on an ‘as needed’ basis and would therefore have different contract end dates.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-09. The procurement was published on 2022-04-05.

Suppliers

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

• Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd

Who?

• Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-04-05	Contract notice
2022-12-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-04-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Mobile-telephone services
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: Mobile-telephone services 📦
Additional CPV: Mobile telephones 📦
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: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: The Curragh
Postal town: Co Kildare
Contact
Internet address: https://www.goracing.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: breid@hri.ie 📧
Phone: +353 45455497 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-05-09 📅
Publication date: 2022-04-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 070-185638
OJ-S issue: 70
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 tenderers. 4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of establishment that tenderers and all subcontractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition. 6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. 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. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the framework agreement at any time. 8) 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. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 tenderers.

4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of establishment that tenderers and all subcontractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. 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.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the framework agreement at any time.

8) 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.

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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 336 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 336 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

This framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of four (4) years. In the first instance, it is anticipated that a contract of two (2) years’ duration with an option to extend up to a maximum of four (4) years will be entered into with the successful tenderer emerging form this competitive process.

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: 2022-05-09 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Beth Reid
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211096&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 40 months

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 tenderers.

4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of establishment that tenderers and all subcontractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. 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.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the framework agreement at any time.

8) 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.

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

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886088 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Statutory Instrument No 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to the reviewable public contract.

Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Please consult your legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Body responsible for mediation procedures
Source: OJS 2022/S 070-185638 (2022-04-05)

Contract award notice (2022-12-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 300 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-21 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 248-718193
Refers to notice: 2022/S 070-185638
OJ-S issue: 248

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit of Solution Offere
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Service Provision Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Value Add / Innovation
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 40%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-08-30 📅
Name: Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd
National registration number: IE63369B2T
Postal address: 28-29 Sir John Rogersons Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +1 6095000 📞
E-mail: ken.mcgrath@three.ie 📧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2022/S 248-718193 (2022-12-21)

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