Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-11
Buyer: Irish Prison Service
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71200000 | 71210000 | 71220000 | 71221000 | 71300000
Estimated value: 5000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-12-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Irish Prison Services is now seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for architect led integrated design team services.
The IPS operates 13 prisons and places of detention located in counties Dublin, Laois, Cork, Limerick, Wicklow, Cavan and Roscommon. The buildings and premises which form the prison estate (the ‘Prison Estate’) were constructed in some cases in the 1800s and others are of more recent vintage. The IPS Strategy Statement provides for the ongoing development and modernisation of the Prison Estate with the overall primary objective being at a minimum, the elimination of all prisoner accommodation which does not contain integral sanitation facilities i.e. toilet, wash hand basin and ventilation. This will be achieved by the provision of new custom designed prison accommodation or the upgrading of existing facilities and/or a combination of both. Design teams will be procured to assist the IPS in achieving these objectives.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of applications and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 179709.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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 web site (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 2GB 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) 21 243 92 77 (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:179709) 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.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) 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.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
The contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applicable at time of notification.

Eligibility requirements: Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of applications and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 179709.

Award value: 5000000