Printing services for the production of examination papers for the Irish State Examinations

State Examinations Commission

Confidential printing and delivery of examination papers for:
1. Leaving certificate examination;
2. Junior certificate examination;
3. Leaving certificate applied examination.
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=351573.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-03. The procurement was published on 2011-12-06.

Who?

• State Examinations Commission

What?

• Printing and related services › Printing services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-12-06	Contract notice

Contract notice (2011-12-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: printing services
Quantity or scope: 34 950 000.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printing services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: State Examinations Commission
Postal address: Cornamaddy, Co. Westmeath
Postal town: Athlone
Contact
Internet address: http://www.examinations.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 906442700 📞
Fax: +353 9064478430 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-03 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 238-384796
OJ-S issue: 238
Additional information
(ET Ref:351573).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Confidential printing and delivery of examination papers for:

1. Leaving certificate examination;

2. Junior certificate examination;

3. Leaving certificate applied examination.

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=351573.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Printing services for the production of examination papers for the Irish State Examinations
Short description: Papers for the leaving certificate examination.
Quantity or scope: 15 200 000 A4 pages approximately.
Lot number: 2
Short description: Papers for the junior certificate examination.
Quantity or scope: 18 000 000 A4 pages approximately.
Lot number: 3
Short description: Papers for the leaving certificate applied examination.
Quantity or scope: 750 000 A4 pages approximately.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Westmeath.

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;

(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;

(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 have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation;

(7) 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;

(8) 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.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank;

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice;

(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

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) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;

(3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;

(4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;

(5) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;

(6) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-02-06 📅
Place of opening: State Examinations Commission.
Place: State Examinations Commission.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Majella Smyth
Internet address: www.examinations.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05600 🌏
Name: State Examinations Commission
Postal address: Cornamaddy,, Co. Westmeath
E-mail: majella.smyth@examinations.ie 📧
URL for further information: www.examinations.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 906442744 📠
URL for documents: www.examinations.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.examinations.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2012-03-01 📅
End date: 2012-06-29 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: State Examinations Commission
Postal address: Cornamaddy
Postal town: Athlone
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: majella.smyth@examinations.ie 📧
Phone: +353 906442759 📞
Internet address: www.examinations.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 9064478430 📠
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2011/S 238-384796 (2011-12-06)

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