Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Seeking Expressions of Interest to Establish a Contract for the Supply Tobacco Tax Stamps

The Office of Government Procurement

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire from economic operators for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ. The Office of Government Procurement is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service.
The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for a Tobacco Tax Stamp that will possess overt, semi-covert and covert features and will achieve powerful multi-layered security solutions from a single stamp source.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-09. The procurement was published on 2018-02-09.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-02-09 Contract notice
2019-01-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-02-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Printing and related services
Reference number: MMP052C
Short description:
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire from economic operators for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ. The Office of Government Procurement is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for a Tobacco Tax Stamp that will possess overt, semi-covert and covert features and will achieve powerful multi-layered security solutions from a single stamp source.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printing and related services 📦
Additional CPV: Security-type printed matter 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all 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: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +76 1008000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124439&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124439&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-02-09 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 030-064641
OJ-S issue: 30

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire from economic operators for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ. The Office of Government Procurement is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service.
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The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for a Tobacco Tax Stamp that will possess overt, semi-covert and covert features and will achieve powerful multi-layered security solutions from a single stamp source.
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses (“Responses”) to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire (“PQQ”) from economic operators (“Candidates”) for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ (“the Goods”). The Office of Government Procurement (“the OGP”) is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service.
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The inherent security incorporated within the design concept and the high levels of applied security through the specialised printing process are necessary to give surety and confidence to the overall project.
Deliveries of Tobacco Tax Stamps are made monthly by secure Cash-in-Transit (CIT) armoured car from the printers’ premises directly to three (3) tobacco manufacturers’ secure warehouses, currently located in the greater Dublin area, Ireland. Supplementary deliveries are required on occasions (see 2.10 of this appendix).
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: Possible 3 x 12 month extensions.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the PQQ and RFT documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #129524).
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
Please refer to the PQQ and RFT documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #129524).

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124439&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
We would envisage further notice will be published after the completion of this contract.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisers.
Source: OJS 2018/S 030-064641 (2018-02-09)
Contract award notice (2019-01-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire from economic operators for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ. The Office of Government Procurement is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the department of public expenditure and reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for a tobacco tax stamp that will possess overt, semi-covert and covert features and will achieve powerful multi-layered security solutions from a single stamp source.
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Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-01-17 📅
Publication date: 2019-01-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 015-030846
Refers to notice: 2018/S 030-064641
OJ-S issue: 15
Additional information
The goods and services contract may be extended for a period of up to one (1) year with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the “Contracting Authority”) invites responses to this expression of interest and pre-qualification questionnaire from economic operators for the provision of the goods summarised in Appendix 1 to this PQQ. The Office of Government Procurement is conducting the procurement process on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The OGP is an office within the department of public expenditure and reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service.
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The Contracting Authority is seeking proposals from suitably qualified companies for a tobacco tax stamp that will possess overt, semi-covert and covert features and will achieve powerful multi-layered security solutions from a single stamp source.
Description of options:
The goods and services contract may be extended for a period of up to one (1) year with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
Additional information:
The goods and services contract may be extended for a period of up to one (1) year with a maximum of three (3) such extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Procedure
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Total costs
Cost criterion (weighting): 6000
Cost criterion (name): Fitness for purpose
Cost criterion (weighting): 4000
Cost criterion (name): Enhancement Project 1
Cost criterion (weighting): 5000
Cost criterion (name): Enhancement Project 2
Cost criterion (weighting): 2500
Cost criterion (name): Enhancement Project 3

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-09-01 📅
Name: DLRS Ltd
National registration number: IE 4537267
Postal address: Pinewood Close
Postal town: Bray
Postal code: Bray Co Wicklow
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 12768600 📞
E-mail: pat.fitzmaurice@smurfitkappa.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.dlrsgroup.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Reference
Additional information
Contract duration 3 years (+ 3 x 12 month extensions) (6 years in total).
Source: OJS 2019/S 015-030846 (2019-01-17)