SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISON OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and HRI Racecourse Division.
This agreement shall be open for all HRI Racecourses as well as those of its affiliates / associates to utilise, including but not limited to Cork Racecourse and The Curragh Racecourse.
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Borad (IHRB), while not an associate of HRI, may avail of this framework.
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries (HRI) require a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of management consultancy services. Please refer to the attached ITT for a detailed specification.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-16. The procurement was published on 2023-01-12.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-12 Contract notice
2023-10-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal town: Co Kildare
Postal code: The Curragh
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sarah Barthel
Phone: +353 45455662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sbarthel@hri.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.hri-ras.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231982&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231982&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISON OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES Management Consultancyโ€
Products/services: General management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œHorse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Tax consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Financial management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œHorse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act...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 600 000 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€œThis framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of four (4) years. In the first instance, it is anticipated that a contract of three (3)...โ€    Show more

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
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: 2023-02-16 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2024-02-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-02-16 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4 years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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: Four Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Please consult your legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œStatutory 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...โ€    Show more
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please consult your legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 012-029176 (2023-01-12)
Contract award notice (2023-10-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology for Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit of Resources Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Innovation / Value Add
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 40

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 012-029176

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISON OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIESโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Grant Thornton
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 13-18 City Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 016805805 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: aisling.crowe@ie.gt.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 208-652251 (2023-10-24)