Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-04-21
Buyer: National Museum of Ireland
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79711000: Alarm monitoring services | 79713000: Guard services | 79715000: Patrol services | 92222000
Estimated value: 3000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-05-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) invites expressions of interest for a framework agreement for manned guard services.
The overall scope of the framework will be to provide a comprehensive security service, on both a planned and reactive basis, to the NMI’s premises for a period of up to five (5) years duration. The framework will include both scheduled services and call out cover in the event of urgent unscheduled requirements. Critical events will demand a four (4) hour maximum response time. It is an essential requirement that the framework operator will fully comply with all statutory requirements (including but not limited to Health and Safety) in the delivery of the services required under the framework.
The framework operator will be required to maintain comprehensive records of all security activities carried out to maintain the facilities.
The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) invites expressions of interest for a framework agreement for manned guard services.
The overall scope of the framework will be to provide a comprehensive security service, on both a planned and reactive basis, to the NMI’s premises for a period of up to five (5) years duration.
The framework will include both scheduled services and call out cover in the event of urgent unscheduled requirements. Critical events will demand a four (4) hour maximum response time. It is an essential requirement that the framework operator will fully comply with all statutory requirements (including but not limited to Health and Safety) in the delivery of the services required under the framework.
The framework operator will be required to maintain comprehensive records of all security activities carried out to maintain the facilities.
It is anticipated that five firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying, Tiebreaks may result in additional numbers being invited.
A contract will be awarded under the framework for 2 years, with the option at the discretion of the contracting authority to award for 3 additional years, on an annual basis.
Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using system ID/RFT ID 168594.
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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on eTenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT).
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:168594) 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.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using system ID/RFT ID 168594.

Award value: 3000000