Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2023-01-09
Buyer: The Digital Hub Development Agency
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 50610000 | 50700000 | 71317200 | 71317210 | 71334000
Estimated value: 10000000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework agreement for the provision of Outsourced Integrated Facility Management Services for a maximum duration of seven (7) years.
The overall scope of the framework will be to provide a comprehensive facilities management service, on both a planned and reactive basis, to the DHDA’s premises at The Digital Hub Campus, Dublin 8 for a period of up to seven (7) years duration.
Please refer to the procurement documents available on www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 176872 for further information on scope.
Framework agreement for the provision of Outsourced Integrated Facility Management Services for a maximum duration of seven (7) years.
1) The estimated total value of any purchases pursuant to the framework agreement is in the region of Euro 7m to 10m (ex. VAT) over the lifetime of the agreement. It is emphasised, however, that this figure is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement.
2) 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.
5) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Applicants or tenderers.
7) For the avoidance of doubt, the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement.
9) If for any reason, it is not possible to establish the framework agreement or award the initial contract to the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; the Contracting Authority reserves the right to establish the framework with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised at any time during the tender 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.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) 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, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
The contract / framework will be subject to review in accordance with the rules of Regulations 13/2010.


Winner: Acacia Facilities Management Ltd
Award value: 10000000
Number of bids: 4