Delivery of information material for the Referendum Commission
Office of the Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman, on behalf of the Referendum Commission, wishes to engage the services of a suitably qualified service provider for the delivery of unaddressed information material to households throughout the state, as part of a campaign to inform voters with regard to the forthcoming referendum on the treaty on stability, Coordination and Governance in the economic and monetary union.
It is anticipated that delivery of the material will need to be carried out in a three to ten day window period prior to the holding of the referendum, which will be held on 31.5.2012.
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=88058.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-04-17. The procurement was published on 2012-04-05.
Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2012-04-05 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2012-04-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: mail delivery services
Quantity or scope:
“The selected operator will be required to deliver approximately 2 000 000 unaddressed leaflets to households throughout the state in a three to ten day...”
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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: Mail delivery services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Accelerated restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Office of the Ombudsman
Postal address: 18 Lower Leeson Street,
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16395600 📞
Fax: +353 16395674 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-04-17 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 69-114664
OJ-S issue: 69
Additional information
“The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations: The Referendum Commission of Ireland (ET Ref:59018). The Referendum...”
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of the Ombudsman, on behalf of the Referendum Commission, wishes to engage the services of a suitably qualified service provider for the delivery...”
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“It is anticipated that delivery of the material will need to be carried out in a three to ten day window period prior to the holding of the referendum,...”
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“Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...”
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“Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...”
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Quantity or scope:
“The selected operator will be required to deliver approximately 2 000 000 unaddressed leaflets to households throughout the state in a three to ten day...”
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“The precise weight of the information material is not known at this point but it is anticipated that it will be less than 20 grams. The selected provider of...”
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“Time will be of the essence for the delivery contract.”
“The selected service provider may also be required, at the direction of the Referendum Commission, to work closely and intensively with other parties...”
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Description of options:
“It is anticipated that a further referendum or referendums to amend the Irish Constitution may be held in the next 3 years. A future Referendum Commission...”
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Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 3
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”
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 the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has...”
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“(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating...”
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“(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the...”
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“(4) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to...”
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“Note: A standard template declaration in respect of items 1- 3 above is available on request from the contracting authority. Tenderers may submit their own...”
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“All tenderers must produce evidence of authorisation by the Irish Postal Services Regulator (Comreg) that they are duly authorised to provide the required...”
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“The successful tenderer will be required to provide a tax clearance certificate (or, if not resident in Ireland, other appropriate clearance documentation)...”
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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 a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the...”
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Minimum level(s) of standards:
“[A minimum turnover of 1 000 000 EUR in respect of delivery contracts of this nature in the most recent financial year].”
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) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing...”
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“(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 technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the...”
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“(6) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.”
“All candidates must demonstrate that they have successfully performed deliveries on the scale envisaged for the forthcoming referendum, and within the three...”
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“The Referendum Commission reserves the right to request a site visit in order to allow its tender evaluation team the opportunity to view the facilities and...”
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Minimum level(s) of standards:
“A demonstrated ability to provide effective and timely distribution of information materials on a large scale smoothly and effectively within a 3 to 10 day window.”
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Procedure
Justification of the accelerated procedure:
“The Referendum Commission was established on 30.3.2012; it must complete delivery of printed information material to households by 24.5.2012.”
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:
“Quality of service proposal;”
“Project management arrangements;”
“Track record of proposer;”
“Time frame proposed;”
“Overall cost.”
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-04-18 📅
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality of service proposal and proposed project management arrangements (30)
2. Track record of the company in delivering a similar service (20)
3. Time frame for delivery (20)
4. Overall cost (30)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: David Waddell
Internet address: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7581 🌏
Name: Office of the Ombudsman
Postal address: 18 Lower Leeson Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Reference
Additional information
“The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:”
“The Referendum Commission of Ireland (ET Ref:59018).”
“The Referendum Commission is an independent body, which may be established once a Referendum Bill has been initiated in Parliament. The role of the...”
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“(ET Ref:88058).”
“(ET Ref:409632).”
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886576 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18725669 📠
Information about review deadlines:
“Consult legal advisors.”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Courts Service
Postal address: 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18725669 📠
Source: OJS 2012/S 069-114664 (2012-04-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: mail delivery services
Quantity or scope:
“The selected operator will be required to deliver approximately 2 000 000 unaddressed leaflets to households throughout the state in a three to ten day...”
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: Mail delivery services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Accelerated restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Office of the Ombudsman
Postal address: 18 Lower Leeson Street,
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16395600 📞
Fax: +353 16395674 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-04-17 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 69-114664
OJ-S issue: 69
Additional information
“The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations: The Referendum Commission of Ireland (ET Ref:59018). The Referendum...”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of the Ombudsman, on behalf of the Referendum Commission, wishes to engage the services of a suitably qualified service provider for the delivery...”
“It is anticipated that delivery of the material will need to be carried out in a three to ten day window period prior to the holding of the referendum,...”
Show more (2)
“Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...”
“Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...”
“The selected operator will be required to deliver approximately 2 000 000 unaddressed leaflets to households throughout the state in a three to ten day...”
“The precise weight of the information material is not known at this point but it is anticipated that it will be less than 20 grams. The selected provider of...”
Show more (2)
“Time will be of the essence for the delivery contract.”
“The selected service provider may also be required, at the direction of the Referendum Commission, to work closely and intensively with other parties...”
“It is anticipated that a further referendum or referendums to amend the Irish Constitution may be held in the next 3 years. A future Referendum Commission...”
Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 3
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”
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 the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has...”
“(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating...”
Show more (5)
“(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the...”
“(4) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to...”
“Note: A standard template declaration in respect of items 1- 3 above is available on request from the contracting authority. Tenderers may submit their own...”
“All tenderers must produce evidence of authorisation by the Irish Postal Services Regulator (Comreg) that they are duly authorised to provide the required...”
“The successful tenderer will be required to provide a tax clearance certificate (or, if not resident in Ireland, other appropriate clearance documentation)...”
“(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank;”
“(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the...”
Minimum level(s) of standards:
“[A minimum turnover of 1 000 000 EUR in respect of delivery contracts of this nature in the most recent financial year].”
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) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing...”
Show more (6)
“(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 technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the...”
“(6) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.”
“All candidates must demonstrate that they have successfully performed deliveries on the scale envisaged for the forthcoming referendum, and within the three...”
“The Referendum Commission reserves the right to request a site visit in order to allow its tender evaluation team the opportunity to view the facilities and...”
“A demonstrated ability to provide effective and timely distribution of information materials on a large scale smoothly and effectively within a 3 to 10 day window.”
Procedure
Justification of the accelerated procedure:
“The Referendum Commission was established on 30.3.2012; it must complete delivery of printed information material to households by 24.5.2012.”
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:
“Quality of service proposal;”
“Project management arrangements;”
Show more (3)
“Track record of proposer;”
“Time frame proposed;”
“Overall cost.”
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality of service proposal and proposed project management arrangements (30)
2. Track record of the company in delivering a similar service (20)
3. Time frame for delivery (20)
4. Overall cost (30)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: David Waddell
Internet address: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7581 🌏
Name: Office of the Ombudsman
Postal address: 18 Lower Leeson Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.ombudsman.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Reference
Additional information
“The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:”
“The Referendum Commission of Ireland (ET Ref:59018).”
Show more (3)
“The Referendum Commission is an independent body, which may be established once a Referendum Bill has been initiated in Parliament. The role of the...”
“(ET Ref:88058).”
“(ET Ref:409632).”
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886576 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18725669 📠
Information about review deadlines:
“Consult legal advisors.”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Courts Service
Postal address: 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18725669 📠
Source: OJS 2012/S 069-114664 (2012-04-05)
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