Establishment of three Single Party Framework Agreements for Design, Print and Digital Media Marketing Services

IT Sligo

IT Sligo intends to establish three single party framework agreements for the provision of:
Lot 1 - Design and Copywriting Services for Online/Printed Material.
Lot 2 - Print and Dissemination Services.
Lot 3 - Digital Media Marketing Campaign Development.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-12-04. The procurement was published on 2013-11-20.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• IT Sligo

What?

• Composition services › Graphic design services
• Marketing services › Direct marketing services
• Printing services › Digital printing services
• Production management consultancy services › Design consultancy services
• Services related to printing › Printing and delivery services
• Services related to printing › Printing and distribution services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-11-20	Contract notice
2014-09-01	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2013-11-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Design consultancy services
Quantity or scope: As per II.1.5) above.
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: Design consultancy services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: It sligo
Postal address: Ash Lane
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
E-mail: burke.caroline@itsligo.ie 📧
Phone: +353 719137331 📞
Fax: +353 719160934 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-11-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-12-04 📅
Publication date: 2013-11-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 227-395264
OJ-S issue: 227
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie)only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to conclude the contract with the next highest scoring tenderer as appropriate in each Lot. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie)only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to conclude the contract with the next highest scoring tenderer as appropriate in each Lot.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 💰
700 000 💰
Short description:

IT Sligo intends to establish three single party framework agreements for the provision of:

Lot 1 - Design and Copywriting Services for Online/Printed Material.

Lot 2 - Print and Dissemination Services.

Lot 3 - Digital Media Marketing Campaign Development.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Design and Copywriting Services for Printed Material
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Print and Dissemination Services
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Digital Media Marketing Campaign Development
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Sligo.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Economic and financial standing:

As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Minimum level(s) of standards:

As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Technical and professional ability:

As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not Applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with successful tenderers in each lot.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

If successful in the competition, a grouping will be expected to establish itself as a legal entity, with each party being jointly and severally liable, prior to entering into any framework agreement with the contracting authority.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Caroline Burke

Reference
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the successful tenderer, the contracting authority reserves the right to conclude the contract with the next highest scoring tenderer as appropriate in each Lot.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts, Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Name: Please seek legal advice
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude these framework agreements (and the reviewable public contracts) to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreements in each Lot (including the reviewable public contracts and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreements and reviewable public contracts.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please see your legal advisor
Source: OJS 2013/S 227-395264 (2013-11-20)

Contract award notice (2014-09-01)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Itsligo

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-09-01 📅
Publication date: 2014-09-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 168-299567
Refers to notice: 2013/S 227-395264
OJ-S issue: 168

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Methodology for delivering the service including contract management and communication mechanism (35)
2. Technical merit of the key human resources proposed (20)
3. Reliability and continuity of supply (5)
4. Ultimate cost (40)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Name: Catalysto Limited
Postal address: 26 Upper Baggot Street, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: GPS Colour Graphics
Postal address: Alexander Road
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧

3️⃣
Name: Zoo Digital
Postal address: Floor 1, 19-20 Denzille Lane
Postal code: 2
Source: OJS 2014/S 168-299567 (2014-09-01)

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