Strategic Development Consultancy Services

Tourism Ireland CLG

Tourism Ireland wishes to procure the services of a Strategy Development Consultant to work with its Board and Senior Management Team to develop Tourism Ireland’s Corporate Plan for 2023 – 2025 and provide supporting strategic consultancy services.
It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2022.
FOR DETAILS OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-08. The procurement was published on 2022-03-05.

Suppliers

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

• Ernst & Young

Who?

• Tourism Ireland CLG

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-03-05	Contract notice
2022-10-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-03-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business and management consultancy services
Reference number: TI/S&I/2022 -10
Short description:

Tourism Ireland wishes to procure the services of a Strategy Development Consultant to work with its Board and Senior Management Team to develop Tourism Ireland’s Corporate Plan for 2023 – 2025 and provide supporting strategic consultancy services. It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2022. FOR DETAILS OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING

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: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Business analysis 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: Tourism Ireland CLG
Postal address: 4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Postal code: D02 TD99
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.ireland.com 🌏
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208969&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208969&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-08 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 049-125966
OJ-S issue: 49
Additional information
2 authorised members of Tourism Ireland's Procurement Team

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2022.

FOR DETAILS OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING

Estimated total value: 750 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 720 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:

The Contract Period will be for an initial three-year period, subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, opt to extend annually for up to two further years subject to need and satisfactory performance.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Island of Ireland

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

PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Economic and financial standing:

PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Minimum level(s) of standards:

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Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:

PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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: 2022-04-08 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Unlocking of eTenders automatic postbox facility
Additional information: 2 authorised members of Tourism Ireland's Procurement Team
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Thought Leadership
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Proven Capability to Deliver on Tourism Ireland’s Objectives
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Approach to the Development of the Corporate Plan and Facilitation of Workshops
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1197 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208969&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included

on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for

technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9.00-17.30 GMT);

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Procurement

Opportunities 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 the query will

not be disclosed when circulating the response;

5) This is the sole Request for Tenders for these services using the OPEN

procedure;

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, whether or not a final contract is awarded;

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Board of Tourism Ireland;

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

9) Duration of the Contract: It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2022 for a period of up to 3 years with an option, at the sole discretion of Tourism Ireland, to extend annually for up to a further 2 years.

10) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time;

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.

Respondents are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application/evaluation stage;

12) The contracting authority is subject to the provisions of the code of practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland, which is available on the contracting authority website;

13) To the extent that any personal data is processed in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out in the contracting authority’s ICT and GDPR guidelines shall apply to such

processing;

14) Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland;

15) The contract will be subject to Irish law;

16) The contracting authority reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate

the process;

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 049-125966 (2022-03-05)

Contract award notice (2022-10-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-26 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 210-603975
Refers to notice: 2022/S 049-125966
OJ-S issue: 210
Additional information

Contract awarded to highest scoring bidder following a competitive tender process. Estimated cost detailed in Contract Notice based on a 3-year period. Estimated cost detailed in this Award Notice is for up a maximum contract term of 5 years. Optional annual renewal will be subject to satisfactory performance, budget and other factors.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-06-10 📅
Name: Ernst & Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.ey.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Reference
Additional information

Contract awarded to highest scoring bidder following a competitive tender process.

Estimated cost detailed in Contract Notice based on a 3-year period. Estimated cost detailed in this Award Notice is for up a maximum contract term of 5 years. Optional annual renewal will be subject to satisfactory performance, budget and other factors.

Source: OJS 2022/S 210-603975 (2022-10-26)

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