Storage Solutions for Museum Collections

National Museum of Ireland

NMI seeks up to two specialist storage infrastructure suppliers to support its ongoing need for collection storage. Suppliers will be required to offer a wide range of storage solutions such as shelving, racking, cabinets, drawers and other options to meet NMIโ€™s storage requirements. Additionally, as experts in storage, suppliers may be asked to conduct risk assessments prioritising the safety of collections and propose cost-effective storage solutions based on the range and diversity of their available stock, as outlined in the company catalogue or online via the company website or rarely, bespoke options. The storage solutions sought include but arenโ€™t limited to cabinets, airtight display cabinets, cantilever shelving, mezzanine shelving, manual mobile racking, electronic mobile racking, vertical storage for flat art such as paintings, mobile rolled storage for the likes of tapestries, double height shelving, plan chests and bespoke storage solutions based on the needs of the object(s) being stored and NMIโ€™s specifications.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-11-20. The procurement was published on 2024-10-22.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-10-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Storage Solutions for Museum Collections
Short description:
NMI seeks up to two specialist storage infrastructure suppliers to support its ongoing need for collection storage. Suppliers will be required to offer a...  Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Archive shelving ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
NMI seeks up to two specialist storage infrastructure suppliers to support its ongoing need for collection storage. Suppliers will be required to offer a...  Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Archive shelving ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services:
Cabinets ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Chests of drawers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Office shelving ๐Ÿ“ฆ
+ 3 more
Racking ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Storage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Storage units ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Reduction of environmental impacts as part of the delivery of the contract
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance: N/A
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Cabinets ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Chests of drawers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Office shelving ๐Ÿ“ฆ
+ 3 more
Racking ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Storage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Storage units ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-11-20 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-11-20 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4547802
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-11-20 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4547802
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Museum of Ireland
National registration number: IE 4567183K
Postal address: National Museum of Ireland, Museum of Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
Postal code: D07 XKV4
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@museum.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 (0)1 648 6479 ๐Ÿ“ž
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/home ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4547802 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4547802 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 208-645809 (2024-10-22)