TV Live Subtitling and Irish Sign Language Services Frameworks

Raidio Teilifis Eireann (RTE)

RTร‰ invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates for the provision of live unscripted subtitling services, Irish Sign Language (ISL) services and related services for a range of RTร‰ television programmes.
This tender process may be divided into lots as below:
Lot 1: News (to include iNews) and Weather live subtitling services;
Lot 2: Sport live subtitling services;
Lot 3: Current Affairs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Religion live subtitling services;
Lot 4: ISL programming services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-05-10. The procurement was published on 2018-04-09.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-04-09 Contract notice
2019-06-12 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2019-06-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Raidiรณ Teilifรญs ร‰ireann (RTร‰)
National registration number: 8T50578M
Postal address: Donnybrook, Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Eamonn Reid
Phone: +353 12082276 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eamonn.reid@rte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 12083176 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.rte.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/396 ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: TV Live Subtitling and Irish Sign Language Services Frameworks 17P008
Products/services: Television production services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œRTร‰ invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates for the provision of live unscripted subtitling services, Irish Sign Language (ISL) services...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 810 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: News (to include iNews) and Weather Live Subtitling Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Television services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Description of the procurement: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Award criteria
Price
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: Further details are available in the tender documents.

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Sport Live Subtitling Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Current Affairs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Religion Live Subtitling Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: ISL Programming Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 070-155162

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: News (to include iNews) and Weather Live Subtitling Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-06-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Deluxe Media Europe Ltd
Postal town: Perivale Park
Postal code: UB6 7RH
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 663 250 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Sport Live Subtitling Services
Name and address of the contractor
Postal code: UB67RH
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 632 250 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Current Affairs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Religion Live Subtitling services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Premier Captioning and Realtime
Postal town: Wicklow
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 143 800 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: ISL Programming Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Red Bee Media
Postal town: Chiswick High Road
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 687 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information
Further details are available in the tender documents.
Review body
Name: The Courts Services
Postal address: 15-24 Phoenix St, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07X028
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 114-280349 (2019-06-12)