Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the provision of a TV Playout Solution and Related Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of a TV Playout Solution and related services for the Houses of the Oireachtas.
The Contracting Authority is responsible for the running of the Houses of the Oireachtas or Irish Parliament, (Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and Oireachtas Committees) and acts as governing body of the Houses of the Oireachtas Service (‘the Service’) (further information is available at www.oireachtas.ie).
The Contracting Authority wishes to put in place a single party framework for the provision of a TV Playout Solution and Related Services to commence in Q3 2020. The requirement can be met by replacing and/or upgrading components of the existing solution.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-20. The procurement was published on 2020-06-19.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-06-19 Contract notice
2020-12-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-06-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leinster House, Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: David Gorman
Phone: +353 16183433 📞
E-mail: david.gorman@oireachtas.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.oireachtas.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168934&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168934&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the provision of a TV Playout Solution and Related Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas 2020/1013”
Products/services: Broadcasting equipment 📦
Short description:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 410 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Broadcast production equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Television broadcast transmission services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 410 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The framework agreement will be for an initial 3 years (‘The Term’), with the option, reserved by the contracting authority, to extend for one subsequent...”    Show more
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“B1. Personnel/skills Candidates must demonstrate that they have access to the minimum number of suitably qualified and experienced resources capable of...”    Show more
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-07-20 12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-08-10 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 120-291514 (2020-06-19)
Contract award notice (2020-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 410 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Project implementation and delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Price (weighting): 30 %

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 120-291514

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the Provision of a TV Playout Solution and Related Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-16 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Libirel Communications Ltd
National registration number: IE6346462W
Postal address: 71 Allen Pk Rd, Co. Dublin
Postal town: Stillorgan
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0872517161 📞
E-mail: declan@libirel.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.libirel.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 409 345 💰
Source: OJS 2020/S 252-635910 (2020-12-23)