Manufacture and Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes

An Post

This is a call to competition by An Post seeking expressions of interest to award a single party framework for the manufacture and supply of cardboard pallet boxes.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-26. The procurement was published on 2021-06-24.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-24 Contract notice
2022-01-18 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: An Post
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: O'Connell Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Alan Lynam
E-mail: alan.lynam@anpost.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18090848 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.anpost.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191712&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191712&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Manufacture and Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes 2108
Products/services: Pallet boxes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis is a call to competition by An Post seeking expressions of interest to award a single party framework for the manufacture and supply of cardboard pallet boxes.โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Distribution boxes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Protection boxes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Boxes ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Packaging and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Nationwide.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAn Post operates from 3 main mail centres at Dublin, Athlone and Portlaoise and also out of the national grid of delivery service units (approx. 100)...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: 36
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 5
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œOption to extend beyond the initial 3 year agreement by a further 5 years (8 years in total).โ€

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
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: 2021-07-26 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 123-326938 (2021-06-24)
Contract award notice (2022-01-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Fax: +353 018090848 ๐Ÿ“ 

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Manufacture & Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes 2108
Short description: Contract Award for the Manufacture and Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes.
Description
Main site or place of performance: Nationwide
Description of the procurement:
โ€œContract Award for the Manufacture and Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes to facilitate the operation.โ€

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 123-326938

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Manufacture & Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Smurfit Kappa Ireland T/A Smurfit Kappa Packaging Solutions
National registration number: 4742832V
Postal address: South Key
Postal town: Arklow
Postal code: Wicklow
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.smurfitkappa.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2022/S 015-036414 (2022-01-18)