SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF EQUINE AIR AND LAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO LEOPARDSTOWN CLUB LTD.

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Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and HRI Racecourses Ltd. consisting of Leopardstown Club Ltd., Fairyhouse Club Ltd., Navan Races Ltd. and Tipperary Races PLC. Leopardstown Racecourse is one of four racecourses owned and managed by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and is the only racecourse in Dublin, located 6 miles south of the city centre in Sandyford. It stages approximately 23 race meetings throughout the year, including the Christmas Festival, Irish Gold Cup, Irish Champion Stakes and a series of evening meetings throughout the summer. Further information regarding Leopardstown Club Ltd. is available online at http://www.leopardstown.com. Longines Irish Champions Weekend (LICW) is one of Irelands Premier racing weekends and has made a major impact on the world racing stage. It is an annual event with the inaugural event having taken place in September 2014. The event consists of back-to back race meetings at Leopardstown Racecourse and the Curragh Racecourse on the weekend of September 12th & 13th 2020. The LICW is a major initiative for the Irish bloodstock industry and is an opportunity to showcase Ireland on a global stage. As part of that, there has been a major desire to attract more overseas horses to run on the weekend. Leopardstown Club Ltd. is particularly keen to attract more French horses and hopefully horses from other continental countries. Therefore it is the wish of the Contracting Authority to engage a service provider for the transportation of equines. Please see the attached document for detailed specification.