Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-16
Buyer: Crawford Art Gallery
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71200000 | 71210000 | 71220000 | 71221000 | 71300000
Estimated value: 4500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-01-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Crawford Art Gallery is seeking to establish a single-party framework agreement for architect led integrated design team services for the redevelopment of the Gallery and surrounding areas. The design team will comprise the following principle disciplines:
The Gallery is embarking on a significant renewal programme designed to transform its spaces and the services it provides to its visitors, physical and virtual, and in the way, it presents and interprets its exhibitions and collection. Our vision places the needs of today’s and future audiences at its heart. It will do this through a transformed building that will be more attractive and welcoming. There will be enhanced space for display and exhibitions, which will allow us to welcome a larger number of visitors and provide a more enjoyable and enriching experience. To this end The Crawford Art Gallery is seeking to establish a single-party framework agreement for architect led integrated design team services for the redevelopment of the Gallery and surrounding areas.
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 181823.
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 181823.
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:181823) 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.
8) 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.
9) 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.
10) 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 applied at time of notification.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 181823.

Award value: 4500000