Awarded contract

Contract for the Provision of Fine Art transport and coordination for ‘Andy Warhol’ exhibition at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

Details

Buyer: Dublin City Council
Supplier(s): Momart
Topic: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Published: 15 November 2023
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

Dublin City Council wishes to invite tenders from established fine art shipping agents, for a Contract to coordinate all loans to the exhibition ‘Andy Warhol: Three Times Out’ at Hugh Lane Gallery (exhibition dates 04 October 2023 to 28 January 2024). This large-scale exhibition will comprise of approximately 250 artworks – mostly by Warhol, and featuring some large works on canvas, many smaller framed prints/drawings, and some archival material – with loans from numerous international lenders, from UK, Europe, and the majority from USA. The scope of requirements for this tender is the provision by an established fine art shipping agent of all international transport arrangements, to include administrative preparation for the assembly in Dublin, coordination, and dispersal of exhibition at its close (loan works returning back to each lender). A contract will be awarded for a period of twelve (12) months with an option to extend by a further twelve (12) months at the sole discretion of Dublin City Council.

Timeline

Completed: Award published15 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date15 November 2023

About the buyer

Dublin City Council buys as a local authority, with a Central Procurement Unit coordinating purchasing across departments. Every tender is advertised through eTenders, the national procurement platform for Irish public bodies. Smaller quotations are handled directly by departments, with formal tendering required above a set threshold. Larger contracts are advertised across the EU once they pass a higher threshold. The council prioritises procurement arrangements agreed nationally through the Office of Government Procurement, then sectoral and regional frameworks. A Head of Finance order sets the approval limits for authorising a purchase.

€29.5bn was the estimated value of contracts awarded across the Irish public sector in 2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dublin City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and electrical equipment and lighting.

Relevant CPV codes

60000000 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60100000 · Road transport services
60400000 · Air transport services
60610000 · Ferry transport services
63520000 · Transport agency services
63521000 · Freight transport agency services
63524000 · Transport document preparation services
63700000 · Support services for land, water and air transport

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dublin-city-council.gov

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