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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-04-09 Contract notice
2019-06-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Television production services
Reference number: 17P008
Short description:
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.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Television production services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Raidiรณ Teilifรญs ร‰ireann (RTร‰)
Postal address: Donnybrook
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rte.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: eamonn.reid@rte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 12082276 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 12083176 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=127382&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-04-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-05-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-04-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 070-155162
OJ-S issue: 70
Additional information
Further details are available in the tender documents.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
Estimated total value: 1 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots: To be reviewed further through the dialogue tender process.
Title of the lot: News (to include iNews) and Weather live subtitling services
Lot number: 1
Short description: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Description of options: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Title of the lot: Sport live subtitling services
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 360 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Current Affairs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Religion live subtitling services
Lot number: 3
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: ISL programming services
Lot number: 4
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Further details are available in the tender documents.

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Further details are available in the tender documents.
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2018-07-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 8T50578M
Contact
Contact point: Eamonn Reid
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/396 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=127382&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
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 2018/S 070-155162 (2018-04-09)
Contract award notice (2019-06-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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Total value of the procurement: 5 810 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Donnybrook, Co. Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-06-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-06-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 114-280349
Refers to notice: 2018/S 070-155162
OJ-S issue: 114

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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;
Title of the lot: News (to include iNews) and Weather Live Subtitling Services
Sport Live Subtitling Services
Current Affairs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Religion Live Subtitling Services
ISL Programming Services

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-06-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Deluxe Media Europe Ltd
Postal town: Perivale Park
Postal code: UB6 7RH
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Total value of the procurement: 663 250 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Postal code: UB67RH
Total value of the procurement: 632 250 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Premier Captioning and Realtime
Postal town: Wicklow
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 1 143 800 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Red Bee Media
Postal town: Chiswick High Road
Total value of the procurement: 687 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
3
Source: OJS 2019/S 114-280349 (2019-06-12)