Invitation to tender for the supply of periodicals to Dublin City Public Libraries; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Libraries; Fingal Libraries and South Dublin Libraries

Quantity or scope

Dublin City Council will be facilitating the establishment of this framework agreement on behalf of itself and the Local Authorities listed hereunder who will be parties to the framework:— Dublin City Council;— Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council;— Fingal County Council;— South Dublin County Council;These authorities will be known as the framework purchasers. Any contracts entered into on foot of the framework agreement will be strictly between each framework purchaser and the chosen framework operator.Under this framework no obligation whatsoever exists on any of these framework purchasers to award any contract. Contract awards will be a matter solely for the framework purchaser in question at any time over the life of the framework.For the avoidance of doubt Dublin City Council will not be responsible for brokering any agreement between other framework purchasers and the framework operators.This framework agreement, for the management of periodical supply and delivery, will be established for 2 years with provision to renew annually to a maximum of 4 years.732 000

Additional information

Additional Information — Dublin City Council

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. 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.

5. Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The framework agreement is primarily for use by Dublin City Public Libraries, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Libraries, Fingal Libraries and South Dublin Libraries, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council as requirements arise.

7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

8. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

9. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to clare.hogan@dublincity.ie for the attention of Clare Hogan. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 8.4.2015 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

12. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.