Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Security Services to HRI Racecourses

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Subsidiaries of HRI include: • Tote Ireland Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd; and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses and Leopardstown Golf Course. Cork Racecourse Mallow Limited and Curragh Racecourse Ltd while not subsidiaries of Horse Racing Ireland, are closely affiliated with HRI Racecourses Ltd. The contracting authority reserves the right to use the contract for any other business venture falling under its remit. HRI Racecourses requires the provision of a comprehensive security service at its racecourses.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-06-06. The procurement was published on 2025-04-30.

Who?

• Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

What?

• Investigation and security services › Security services

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Eastern and Midland › Mid-East

Procurement history

Date	Document
2025-04-30	Contract notice

Contract notice (2025-04-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Security Services to HRI Racecourses
Short description:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Security services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-East 🏙️
Duration: 6 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance:

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) This is the sole call for competition for this service;. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers; 4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities; 5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all subcontractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition; 6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion; 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time; 8) 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; 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Main site or place of performance

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) This is the sole call for competition for this service;.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers; 4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all subcontractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition; 6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. This
shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time; 8) 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; 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of
elimination from the competition.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-06-06 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-06-06 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5576297
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 a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

Tenderers should be aware that the services sought fall within Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement. This public procurement competition is therefore subject only to the rules in Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. The Contracting Authority will employ a procedure analogous to the open procedure in Directive 2014/24/EU but with some modifications, see section 1.2, for more details.

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-06-06 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5576297
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: IE9605282N
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: R56 XE37
Postal town: The Curragh
Region: Mid-East 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procure@hri.ie 📧
Phone: +353 45455455 📞
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hri.ie 🌏
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=5576297 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5576297 🌏
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
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 086-285581 (2025-04-30)

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