Tender for the for the provision of Professional Services at Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Co. Offaly

Office of Public Works (OPW)

Under a partnership agreement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and Fáilte Ireland, the OPW is seeking to commission a study of options to enhance the facilities and visitor experience at the site, and the preparation of the Preliminary Business Case for the chosen option. This will map out a path for the development of the visitor attraction and make recommendations for project delivery and next steps.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-18. The procurement was published on 2022-06-14.

Who?

• Office of Public Works (OPW)

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Midland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-06-14	Contract notice
2022-06-27	Additional information

Contract notice (2022-06-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal town: Trim
Postal code: Co. Meath, C15 NX36
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Jenny Deery
Phone: +353 16476871 📞
E-mail: jenny.deery@opw.ie 📧
Region: Midland 🏙️
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1126 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=216457&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=216457&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Tender for the for the provision of Professional Services at Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Co. Offaly. OPW/2021/01”
Products/services: Architectural services for outdoor areas 📦
Short description:
“Under a partnership agreement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and Fáilte Ireland, the OPW is seeking to commission a...”
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 850 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Architectural and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Advisory architectural services 📦
Additional products/services: Architectural design services 📦
Additional products/services: Architectural, engineering and surveying services 📦
Additional products/services: Quantity surveying services 📦
Additional products/services: Research services 📦
Additional products/services: Museum-exhibition services 📦
Place of performance: Midland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Co. Offaly
Description of the procurement:
“Under a partnership agreement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and Fáilte Ireland, the OPW is seeking to commission a...”
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 850 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Additional information:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 216296.”
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-07-18 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-07-18 12:30 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): On line
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): two members of the Procurement Unit.

Complementary information
Additional information

“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...”

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) 5. 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 the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal 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
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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.

Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contract/ framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and SI 130 (Public Sector)and the relevant standstill period applied at time...”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult Legal Advisor
Postal town: Xx
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 116-326673 (2022-06-14)

Additional information (2022-06-27)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 116-326673

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV 2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-07-18 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-07-25 📅
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
Requested extension approved for 7 further days.
Source: OJS 2022/S 125-356322 (2022-06-27)

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