Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-15
Buyer: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Country: IE
Region: Mid-East
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 44421790 | 60100000 | 66133000 | 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2017-05-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Tote Ireland, Horse Racing Ireland and HRI Racecourses Ltd require the provision of cash in transit services for numerous locations throughout Ireland.
The substantial majority of work awarded under this framework agreement will relate to Tote Ireland betting at Irish racecourses. Tote requires the provision of secure cash in transit service to and from all 23 racecourses in the Republic of Ireland.
Horse Racing Ireland and HRI Racecourses Ltd (Leopardstown Club Ltd, Navan, Fairyhouse and Tipperary) have further cash in transit requirements.
Tote Ireland, Horse Racing Ireland and HRI Racecourses Ltd require the provision of cash in transit services for numerous locations throughout Ireland.
The substantial majority of work awarded under this framework agreement will relate to Tote Ireland betting at Irish racecourses. Tote requires the provision of secure cash in transit service to and from all 23 racecourses in the Republic of Ireland.
Horse Racing Ireland and HRI Racecourses Ltd (Leopardstown Club Ltd, Navan, Fairyhouse and Tipperary) have further cash in transit requirements. Please consult the tender document which highlights the requirements.
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.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. 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.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.
8) 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.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
Statutory instrument No 130 of 2010 (the Irish remedies regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the high court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement (including the reviewable public 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 framework agreement and reviewable public contract.


Award value: 500000