Multi-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Stenography and Transcription Services to Public Sector Bodies

The Office of Government Procurement

In summary, the services comprise:
A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to public sector bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™).
โ€” stenography and transcription services
โ€”โ€” real time transcription services;
โ€”โ€” same day transcription services;
โ€”โ€” overnight and deferred transcription services.
โ€”โ€” recording and transcription services (logger and transcriber):
See Appendix 1 for further details. Please note that the list of services set out in Appendix 1 of this RFT is not exhaustive.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-14. The procurement was published on 2020-01-09.

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

Procurement history
Date Document
2020-01-09 Contract notice
2020-06-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-01-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: OGP Support
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160536&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160536&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œMulti-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Stenography and Transcription Services to Public Sector Bodies PROJ000005323 - PLI114Fโ€
Products/services: Legal documentation and certification services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to public sector bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™). โ€”...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1: Under 200 000
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Law-courts-related administrative services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to public sector bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™). โ€”...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A1: Quality of proposed service delivery guarantees
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): A2: Quality of proposed contract and relationship management
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 500
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2: Over 200 000
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A1: quality of proposed service delivery guarantees
Quality criterion (weighting): 420
Quality criterion (name): A2: quality of proposed contract and relationship management
Quality criterion (weighting): 280
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about options
Description of options:
โ€œThis framework agreement shall take effect on the commencement date and expire 2 years thereafter (โ€˜the Framework Termโ€™) unless terminated earlier in...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #163600).โ€
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #163600).โ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-02-14 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-02-14 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #163600).โ€
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #163600).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 009-016825 (2020-01-09)
Contract award notice (2020-06-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œMulti Supplier Framework for the Provision of Stenography and Transcription Services to Public Sector Bodies PROJ000005323 - PLI114Fโ€
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to Public Sector Bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™). โ€ข...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 6 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to Public Sector Bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™). โ€ข...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or periods...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or periods...โ€    Show more
Description of the procurement:
โ€œโ€” In summary, the services comprise: A national framework for the provision of stenography and transcription services to Public Sector Bodies (โ€˜PSBsโ€™). โ€ข...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 009-016825

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1: Under 200 000
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-06-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Deirdre O'Malley
National registration number: n/a
Postal address: Robertstown, Kells
Postal town: Meath
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 863980287 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: omalleysteongraphy@gmail.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=198005399&trk=nav_respo ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Epiq Europe Ltd
National registration number: 608877303
Postal address: 11 Old Jewry, Greater London
Postal town: London
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 2074214051 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: contracts@epiqglobal.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Gwen Malone Stenography Company
National registration number: 282971
Postal address: The Law Library, Church Stree
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 145-151
Phone: +353 18782000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gmalone@gmss.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18782058 ๐Ÿ“ 
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2: Over 200 000
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie(RFT #163600).โ€
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie(RFT #163600).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 117-284333 (2020-06-16)