The establishment of a single-party framework agreement for the provision of laboratory services to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is a company limited by guarantee, responsible for the regulation of both flat and National Hunt racing, including Point-to-Point racing, in Ireland. The IHRB is solely and independently responsible for making and enforcing the Rules of Racing in Ireland under the Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 including making all decisions in relation to equine anti-doping forensic services for horse racing. The IHRB is now seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of equine forensic analytical services. This document provides an outline of the key objectives and requirements that should be considered in the expression of interest.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-13. The procurement was published on 2023-08-10.

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What?

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-08-10 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-08-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Postal address: The Curragh
Postal town: Kildare
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Lynn Hillyer
Phone: +353 45335600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@ihrb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe establishment of a single-party framework agreement for the provision of laboratory services to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Boardโ€
Products/services: Research laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is a company limited by guarantee, responsible for the regulation of both flat and National Hunt racing,...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is a company limited by guarantee, responsible for the regulation of both flat and National Hunt racing,...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted 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: 2023-09-13 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 155-494236 (2023-08-10)