Television production services

Tender description

The Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) is the representative body of Irish Racecourses which advises and assists its member racecourse owners and executives on all matters pertaining to Irish racing. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. For the purpose of this tendering process both bodies will act as the contracting authority. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) currently contract with an Outside broadcast (OB) provider for the provision of outside broadcast (terrestrial and satellite), integrity cameras and cable television facilities across all Irish Racecourses. This is currently a mobile solution that moves from racecourse to racecourse. Please refer to the attached document for more details. The Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) is the representative body of Irish Racecourses which advises and assists its member racecourse owners and executives on all matters pertaining to Irish racing. AIR was originally established in 1964 to promote the interests of horse racing generally in Ireland and particularly the interests of racecourse owners and executives. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish horseracing industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include Tote Ireland Ltd., HRI Racecourses Ltd., and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd. HRI Racecourses Ltd. owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses and Leopardstown Golf Course. For the purpose of this tendering process the above bodies will act as the contracting authority. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) currently contract with an Outside broadcast (OB) provider for the provision of outside broadcast (terrestrial and satellite), integrity cameras and cable television facilities across all Irish Racecourses. This is currently a mobile solution that moves from racecourse to racecourse. The successful service provider must be skilled at both logistics management and outside broadcast provision. The successful service provider must demonstrate an understanding of the latest technology and future developments within this area. Above all the successful service provider must be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of racecourse operators, broadcasting organisations and race course officials. Please refer to the attached document for more details. Candidates should be aware that the services sought in this notice fall within Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement. This public procurement competition is therefore subject only to the rules in Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.