Management and Operation of Campus Sports Centre incorporating a 25-meter swimming pool, gymnasium, multipurpose Sports Hall and other facilities on behalf of University of Galway.

University of Galway (ID 1400)

University of Galway, establishing a concession contract, are seeking responses from suitably qualified organisations to operate, manage and maintain their University Sports Centre located in the heart of its Galway City campus, the University of Galway Sports Centre is approximately 6,400m², comprising multi-purpose sports halls with retractable seating, ancillary courts, multi- purpose studios, fitness suite / gymnasium, 25m 6-lane FINA accredited pool, water relaxation facilities, changing and washing facilities, reception / café, administration and support space, and other ancillary areas. The full suite of requirements is contained within the tender documents. As the subject matter of this competition is defined as a Title III service within the context of Directive 2014/24/EU, where the choice of procedure is open to the Contracting Authority, the procedure chosen on this occasion is the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, to award a Concession Contract. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-06-11. The procurement was published on 2024-05-10.

Who?

• University of Galway (ID 1400)

What?

• Sporting services › Sport-related services
• Sporting services › Sports facilities operation services

Where?

• Northern and Western › West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2024-05-10	Contract notice

Contract notice (2024-05-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Management and Operation of Campus Sports Centre incorporating a 25-meter swimming pool, gymnasium, multipurpose Sports Hall and other facilities on behalf of University of Galway.
Short description:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Sports facilities operation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional products/services:

Recreational, cultural and sporting services 📦

Sport-related services 📦

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 5
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure:

The Contracting Authority will evaluate tenders against the award criteria at tender stage and reserves the right to: (a) Move straight to a contract award decision, without negotiation (b) To apply the successive reduction rule to reduce the number of firms invited to the negotiation phase; or (c) To invite all firms to negotiation meetings.

Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-06-11 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3572953
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations ✅
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3572953
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See Procurement Documents: See Procurement Documents
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful supplier
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: See Procurement Documents

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University of Galway (ID 1400)
National registration number: 0022578J
Postal address: University Road, Galway
Postal code: H91TK33
Postal town: Galway
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procure@universityofgalway.ie 📧
Phone: 091524411 📞
URL: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3572953 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3572953 🌏
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Additional information

(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission. (2) When finalising your submission please upload your final response as a zip file as individual documents will lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not imply you have successfully submitted your response. (3) There is a maximum upload limit of 250mb per file / 500mb per submission. (4) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. (5) If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours). (6) Applications submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email or post or hand delivery) will not be accepted. (7) 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. (8) All queries regarding this 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 (9) The estimated value for the Concession contract published is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the Concession contract. (10) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. (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. (12) Where applicable, 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. (13) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded under the concession contract at any time.

Additional information

(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission.
(2) When finalising your submission please upload your final response as a zip file as individual documents will lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not imply you have successfully submitted your response.
(3) There is a maximum upload limit of 250mb per file / 500mb per submission.
(4) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline.
(5) If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours).
(6) Applications submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email or post or hand delivery) will not be accepted.
(7) 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.
(8) All queries regarding this 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
(9) The estimated value for the Concession contract published is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the Concession contract.
(10) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
(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.
(12) Where applicable, 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.
(13) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded under the concession contract at any time.

Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 093-284119 (2024-05-10)

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