Provision of Secure Print Services

National Transport Authority

As part of their licensing conditions under the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 and associated regulations, all small public service vehicles must display certain information in/on the vehicle and drivers must carry other forms of information.
The Authority wishes to invite tenders for the provision of secure print services in order to fulfil the requirements for secure printing. The proposed contract intends to provide a high level of security around printing, while introducing opportunities for cost reductions through decreased waste and enforcement of print policies.
A range of secure print services is required:
Category 1: Area roof-sign stickers (RSS);
Category 2: ID cards โ€” the Driver Display Card;
Category 3: ID cards โ€” the Driverโ€™s Licence Smart Card;
Category 4: Tamper Evident In-Vehicle Licence Discs;
Category 5: Vehicle Licence Certificates;
Category 6: Frangible Adhesive Authentication Seals;
Category 7: Warrant Cards for Authorised Persons.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-28. The procurement was published on 2020-08-20.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-08-20 Contract notice
2020-12-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-08-20)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Igor Popenko
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172502&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172502&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Secure Print Services
Products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œAs part of their licensing conditions under the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 and associated regulations, all small public service vehicles must display certain...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Printed matter and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Security-type printed matter ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Bespoke printed matter ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Embossed or perforated printing paper ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Digital 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: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAs part of their licensing conditions under the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 and associated regulations, all SPSVs (small public service vehicles) must display...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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€œIf the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year. The...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in procurement documents.
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: As set out in procurement documents.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-09-28 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2021-03-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-09-28 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œThe contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), 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
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 164-398836 (2020-08-20)
Contract award notice (2020-12-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œAs part of their licensing conditions under the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 and associated regulations, all Small Public Service Vehicles must display certain...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 564 219 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAs part of their licensing conditions under the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 and associated regulations, all SPSVs (Small Public Service Vehicles) must display...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Tendererโ€™s approach to service delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): Quality of proposed resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Quality of samples
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Price (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 164-398836
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Secure Print Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: RW Pierce
National registration number: IE6378648S
Postal address: Unit K1, M7 Business Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 45895000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john@rwpierce.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.rwpierce.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 564 219 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œThe contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 242-598506 (2020-12-07)