Provision of Print Management Services

Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

The contracting authority requires a print service provider to provide end-to-end management of printed matter:
Printing of an extensive range of material including inter alia: the annual operating timetable, promotional material, brochures, information booklets, corporate reports, specialised stationery and forms, tickets and general print work. Sourcing printed matter through a request for quotation process and expediting the requirement using a clearly defined end to end order placement process.
Print management and quality control, management of ad-hoc print jobs as required, covering an extensive range of material, which may include specialised finishes and design; Warehousing, fulfillment, packing and distribution of completed work where appropriate.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-04-13. The procurement was published on 2020-03-12.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-03-12 Contract notice
2021-01-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-03-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road, Broadstone
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Gabor Bukodi
Phone: +353 17031599 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gabor.bukodi@buseireann.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.buseireann.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/374 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164106&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164106&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Print Management Services BE/SE/09/03/2020
Products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe contracting authority requires a print service provider to provide end-to-end management of printed matter: Printing of an extensive range of material...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Printed matter and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printed books, brochures and leaflets ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Bespoke printed matter ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services related to printing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and distribution services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contracting authority requires a print service provider to provide end-to-end management of printed matter: Printing of an extensive range of material...โ€    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 2 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe contracting entity reserves the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.โ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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: 2020-04-13 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2025
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2020/S 053-127055 (2020-03-12)
Contract award notice (2021-01-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe contracting authority requires a print service provider to provide end-to-end management of printed matter: Printing of an extensive range of material...โ€    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority requires a Print Service Provider to provide end-to-end management of printed matter: Printing of an extensive range of material...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 053-127055

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Print Management Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Source: OJS 2021/S 010-020650 (2021-01-11)