Polling Card/Information Leaflet for the Presidential Election/Referenda 2011

National Procurement Service (NPS)

Lot 1: Printing only.
Lot 2&3: Printing/personalization/ pre-sortation to postal standards of a combined Polling Card/Information Leaflet.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=285712.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-05. The procurement was published on 2011-08-09.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-08-09 Contract notice
2011-10-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-08-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: printing and related services
Quantity or scope:
Lot 1: 3.5 million pieces (non-personalized).Lots 2&3: 3.3 million pieces (of which 3.1 are personalized).
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Postal address: Office of Public Works, 17-19 Lower Hatch Street
Postal code: Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.opw.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: aiden.murphy@opw.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16476000 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-08-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-09-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-08-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 154-256302
OJ-S issue: 154
Additional information
(ET Ref:285712).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Lot 1: Printing only.
Lot 2&3: Printing/personalization/ pre-sortation to postal standards of a combined Polling Card/Information Leaflet.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=285712.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Large Format Polling card
Short description:
Sprocket punched continuous stationery 4" x 261mm (incl sprockets) - printed black both sides.
Quantity or scope: 3 500 000 pieces
Additional information about the lots: Printing only - paper supplied.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: 2 panel A5 leaflet
Short description:
Print both sides in 4 col process and personalize one side only. pre-sort to An Post's standards.
Quantity or scope: 3 300 000 printed - of which 3 100 000 personalised and posted
Additional information about the lots: Paper 150gms white uncoated SUPPLIED.
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: 3 panel A5 leaflet
Short description: Printed both sides 4 col process - personalized one side only.
Quantity or scope: 3.3 million of which 3.1 personalised/pre-sorted
Additional information about the lots: Paper supplied as lot 2.
Quantity or scope:
Lot 1: 3.5 million pieces (non-personalized).
Lots 2&3: 3.3 million pieces (of which 3.1 are personalized).
Duration: 2 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Items for Nationwide postal delivery.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
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(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
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(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(6) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
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(7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
Technical and professional ability:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests.
(3) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.
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(4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.
(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(6) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: N/a.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: N/a.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As per RFT.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2011-09-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Place of opening: NPS Offices, 17-19 Lr Hatch Street.
Place: NPS Offices, 17-19 Lr Hatch Street.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: National Procurement Service (NPS)
Contact
Contact point: Security Print Procurement
Aiden Murphy
Internet address: www.opw.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01639 ๐ŸŒ
Name: National Procurement Service (NPS)
Postal code: 2
Contact point: As per RFT
Phone: +353 469426000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 469481779 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for participation: www.opw.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2011-09-05 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2011-10-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-01-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 57-010071
Source: OJS 2011/S 154-256302 (2011-08-09)
Contract award notice (2011-10-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 88 537,00 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: 2

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-10-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-10-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 202-328309
Refers to notice: 2011/S 154-256302
OJ-S issue: 202
Additional information
Printing.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: AS/0019/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: items for Nationwide postal delivery.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-10-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Business Print Ltd.
Postal address: Unit 3B Ballymount Ind Est, Ballymount Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 12
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@businessprint.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Source: OJS 2011/S 202-328309 (2011-10-17)