Request for Tender for the Provision of Televised Facilities for the Houses of the Oireachtas

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Authority’) hereby invites tenders from interested parties for the provision of services for the management, operation and maintenance of technical facilities for the televising of parliamentary proceedings and the Oireachtas TV channel.
As the services in question fall within the categorisation of Title III, the Contracting Authority is free to choose any award procedure on condition that it observes the principles of equal treatment and transparency at all times. The Contracting Authority is therefore employing a single stage tendering procedure involving negotiation in order to establish this framework.

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
2020-07-29 Additional information
2020-08-04 Additional information
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=168952&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168952&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Request for Tender for the Provision of Televised Facilities for the Houses of the Oireachtas 2020/1001”
Products/services: Television broadcast transmission services 📦
Short description:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Authority’) hereby invites tenders from interested...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 7 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Television production services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Authority’) hereby invites tenders from interested...”    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 7 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“As the services fall within the categorisation of Title III services, the Contracting Authority has chosen to establish a framework agreement for a maximum...”    Show more
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-07-20 12:00 📅
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
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-07-20 12:00 📅

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 120-292393 (2020-06-19)
Additional information (2020-07-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Authority’) hereby invites tenders from interested...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 120-292393

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-07-20 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2020-08-10 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2020/S 148-363789 (2020-07-29)
Additional information (2020-08-04)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Old value
Date: 2020-07-20 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2020-08-10 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2020/S 152-372797 (2020-08-04)
Contract award notice (2020-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 7 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Authority’) hereby invites tenders from interested...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to management and administration of service
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to operational requirements
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to maintenance and technical requirements
Quality criterion (name): Ability to meet the requirements for service development
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 120-292393

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Request for Tender for the Provision of Televised Facilities for the Houses of the Oireachtas”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pi Communication Ltd
National registration number: 9769073v
Postal address: 19 Church Ave, Dunmurry
Postal town: Belfast
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 2890600655 📞
E-mail: ddouglas@picommunications.tv 📧
Region: Northern and Western 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 7 000 000 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal code: D1
Source: OJS 2020/S 252-637258 (2020-12-23)