Tender - Open Procurement Albania

Announced the Winner

Improvement of Tourism Statistics and Electronic System of Tourism Statistics

District

Loan No

8656- ALB

Source of Loan/Financed by:

Loan Amount by Currency

Project Title

Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD)

Description of the Project

Budget: 63.8 million Euros
Financed by: World Bank
Timeline: 2017 – 2022. The project has become effective in April 2017 and shall take 5 years.
Geographic coverage:3 regions (Vlora, Berati, Gjirokastra); 4 municipalities (Saranda, Gjirokastra, Berati, Përmeti) and the tourist corridor going through this region.
Beneficiaries: 84 thousand inhabitants and about 300 thousand tourists.
Objective: Improve urban infrastructure, promote tourism, and strengthen institutional capacities to support tourism and develop the local economy in selected areas in the south of Albania.

Component 1. Urban design and improvement of infrastructure
Finances the drafting of projects for the implementation of urban projects and for improving the municipality infrastructure in four urban centers: Saranda, Gjirokastra, Berati, and Përmeti.
Investments in these selected municipalities shall include the rehabilitation of the following:

Public spaces (e.g. parks, squares, pedonale / pedestrian streets (pedestrian streets);
Road network, intermodal junctions and accompanying infrastructure (.e.g. sidewalks, crossroads, road lights, bicycle lanes, bus stations);
Restoration of selected buildings of heritage and facades of selected buildings;
Improve tourist areas (e.g. entry roads, visitor centers, parking places, tourist road signs).
Rehabilitation of the water supply shall be supported accordingly.

This component shall also finance the preparation of urban projects, feasibility studies, engineering projects, and the supervision of construction projects; the underground infrastructure shall be part of the improved road network, when necessary.

Component 2. Improvement of touristic sites
Finances investments intended at improving tourist sites to be selected along the touristic corridor in the South Albania. Investments shall include the restoration of objects of cultural heritage and asset, and the improvement of the support infrastructure. This component is also going to finance the preparation of the visibility studies, site management plans, engineering projects, and supervision of construction projects.

Component 3. Tourism and product development market
This component is going to finance capacity building activities for improving municipality management and tourism-based local economic development.

Tender object

Improvement of Tourism Statistics and Electronic System of Tourism Statistics

Successful tenderer:Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania – 312,820 Euro (Net of VAT)

Reference No.

AL-ADF-365634-CS-QCBS

CPV Code

Estimated / Ceiling Value ALL without VAT

Type of Contract

Procurement Method

Stage Procedure

Announced the Winner

Tender Announcement Date

13-06-2023

Opening Date for Submission of Bids

13-06-2023

Closing Date for Submission of Bids

27-06-2023

Sector

No. of Bidders

Bidders

1. Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania
2.Consortium GOPA Luxemburg s.a.r.l & GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH
3.Consortium IZI s.p.a & Acer (Albanian Center for Economic Research)
4.JV Smart ICT Services sh.p.k & IP3 sh.p.k (Insitutte of Public and Private Policies)
5.Target Euro s.r.l
6.CH Business Consulting

Successful Bidder /Supplier / Provider

The winning bid ALL without vat

Bidder Announcement date

13-12-2023

Contract date

Contract Value including VAT

Contract Milestones Due Dates

Appeals

Number of tenders that has been shortlisted:

1.Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania
2.Consortium GOPA Luxemburg s.a.r.l & GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH
3.Consortium IZI s.p.a & Acer (Albanian Center for Economic Research)
4.JV Smart ICT Services sh.p.k & IP3 sh.p.k (Institute of Public and Private Policies)

Number of tenders that has submitted Request for Proposal:

1.Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania
2.Consortium GOPA Luxemburg s.a.r.l & GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH
3.Consortium IZI s.p.a & Acer (Albanian Center for Economic Research)
4.JV Smart ICT Services sh.p.k & IP3 sh.p.k (Institute of Public and Private Policies)

Tenders that didn’t pass technical score:

1.Consortium IZI s.p.a & Acer (Albanian Center for Economic Research)

Financial prices as read out:

1.Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania – 312,820 Euro (Net of VAT)
2.Consortium GOPA Luxemburg s.a.r.l & GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH – 398,730 Euro (Net of VAT)
3.JV Smart ICT Services sh.p.k & IP3 sh.p.k (Institute of Public and Private Policies) – 258,750 Euro (Net of VAT)

Financial prices after evaluation:

1.Consortium IDRA Research & Consulting & Horwath HTL Croatia & Horwath HTL Albania – 312,820 Euro (Net of VAT) 2.Consortium GOPA Luxemburg s.a.r.l & GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH – 398,730 Euro (Net of VAT)
3.JV Smart ICT Services sh.p.k & IP3 sh.p.k (Institute of Public and Private Policies) – 310,500 Euro (Net of VAT)

Cancellation reason

Notes

The Government of Albania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The overall objective of this assignment is to set in motion the improvement of tourism statistics in Albania, building on the recommendations made in the Tourism Information Management System and Statistics Improvement: Assessment and Technical Specification of Goods/System of Tourism Statistics and working closely with the newly established Inter-Institutional Platform (or Statistics relevant authority) that will act as the Steering Committee for the project.

The Consultant will be required to plan and commence implementation of six national surveys for the measurement of tourism, identify data sources that can be purchased from various bodies that will be of use in Albania’s system of tourism statistics, carry out the selection of a firm to develop the tourism statistics database, and undertake compilation of an experimental tourism satellite account including the compilation and production of the first tourism statistics and economic impact of tourism report for Albania in close cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, INSTAT and other relevant institutions.

Transaction / Actual Spending

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