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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: Ireland
OJEU Ref: (2021/S 151-401405/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland
Contact Person: Sabrina Jones
Telephone: +353 18847888
Email: procurement@failteireland.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.failteireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: For the provision for Lead Generation Services for Business Event Ambassadors

Reference number: CD/2021/09
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: Fáilte Ireland is seeking applications from suitable companies / researchers in the conference/meetings area to assist Fáilte Ireland in identifying and developing potential business event leads for the Republic of Ireland.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000.00 Currency: EUR
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: IE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Fáilte Ireland is seeking applications from suitable companies / researchers in the conference/meetings area to assist Fáilte Ireland in identifying and developing potential business event leads for the Republic of Ireland.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000.00 Currency: EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:As stated in the ITT document available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As stated in the ITT document available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2021-09-02 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:12(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2021-09-02 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
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 candidates, participants or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process or if having concluded contract, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met or cannot meet its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the validity period. 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;
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at anytime;
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that contract.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2021-08-03