Provision of Specialized Print and related Services to Horse Racing Ireland - Irish Racing Calendar

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. It is a commercial semi-state body which took over the functions previously carried out by the Irish Horse Racing Authority. HRI is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland.
HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and the HRI Racecourse Division (Leopardstown, Navan, Fairyhouse and Tipperary).
HRI are now seeking a suitably qualified service provider to print key industry publications, critical to the day to day operation of the Irish Horse Racing Industry known as the Irish Racing Calendar, the Form Book and the Form Book Index on a weekly basis as well as additional associated print material on an ad hoc basis and deliver the packages each week to the An Post Dublin Mail Centre for postal delivery and HRI Headquarters at Ballymany, The Curragh, Co Kildare.
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=443012.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-25. The procurement was published on 2012-06-13.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-06-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2012-06-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: printed matter and related products
Quantity or scope:
This contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 3rd year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.If this option is exercised it will be done at least 6 months prior to the end of the initial term.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printed matter and related products 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Postal address: Ballymany, The Curragh, Co Kildare
Postal town: Kildare
Contact
Internet address: http://www.goracing.ie 🌏
E-mail: procure@hri.ie 📧
Phone: +353 45455455 📞
Fax: +353 45455456 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-07-25 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 114-189119
OJ-S issue: 114
Additional information
— The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers involved in this contract award process, — Contract Award may be subject to satisfactory performance at interview, — Queries should be emailed to procure@hri.ie, — The supply of services under this notice will be governed by standard Terms and Conditions of HRI and relevant Industry contracts, — HRI is covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1997 as amended, — Expressions of interest must be clearly marked "Provision of Specialized Print and related Services to Horse Racing Ireland-Irish Racing Calendar" and should be received in hard copy * 3 and softy copy *1 by the closing date and time specified, — Late responses or those emailed directly to HRI will not be accepted. (ET Ref:443012).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. It is a commercial semi-state body which took over the functions previously carried out by the Irish Horse Racing Authority. HRI is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland.
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HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and the HRI Racecourse Division (Leopardstown, Navan, Fairyhouse and Tipperary).
HRI are now seeking a suitably qualified service provider to print key industry publications, critical to the day to day operation of the Irish Horse Racing Industry known as the Irish Racing Calendar, the Form Book and the Form Book Index on a weekly basis as well as additional associated print material on an ad hoc basis and deliver the packages each week to the An Post Dublin Mail Centre for postal delivery and HRI Headquarters at Ballymany, The Curragh, Co Kildare.
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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=443012.
Quantity or scope:
This contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 3rd year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
If this option is exercised it will be done at least 6 months prior to the end of the initial term.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Kildare and Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please refer to the pre-qualification and award criteria as part of the I.T.T document.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to the I.T.T for the pre-qualification and award criteria. Candidates must provide this detailed information in order to qualify their proposal for evaluation.
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: N/A.

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-07-25 📅
Place of opening: Kildare.
Place: Kildare.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Or Irish.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Catriona O'Connor
Internet address: www.goracing.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02330 🌏

Reference
Additional information
— The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers involved in this contract award process,
— Contract Award may be subject to satisfactory performance at interview,
— Queries should be emailed to procure@hri.ie,
— The supply of services under this notice will be governed by standard Terms and Conditions of HRI and relevant Industry contracts,
— HRI is covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1997 as amended,
— Expressions of interest must be clearly marked "Provision of Specialized Print and related Services to Horse Racing Ireland-Irish Racing Calendar" and should be received in hard copy * 3 and softy copy *1 by the closing date and time specified,
— Late responses or those emailed directly to HRI will not be accepted.
(ET Ref:443012).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief registrar Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Source: OJS 2012/S 114-189119 (2012-06-13)