Production and Distribution of the Road Safety Authority's Rules of the Road Book

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

The objective of this public competition is to award a concession contract for the production and distribution of the Road Safety Authority’s Rules of the Road (the ROTR) Book.
A concession contract in the context of this competition means that the successful tenderer that is awarded the contract shall be entitled (subject to the terms and conditions of the contract) to retain the revenue generated from provision of the services and shall make the Concession payment to the RSA in line with provisions of Schedule 2 (Payment) of the Contract furnished at Appendix 7 to this RFT.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-03. The procurement was published on 2021-06-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-25 Contract notice
2021-10-01 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Moy Business Park
Postal town: Ballina
Postal code: Primrose Hill
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement & Contracts Management Office
Phone: +353 9625130 📞
E-mail: pcmo@rsa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.rsa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/481 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192085&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192085&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Production and Distribution of the Road Safety Authority's Rules of the Road Book ET2103”
Products/services: Printing and distribution services 📦
Short description:
“The objective of this public competition is to award a concession contract for the production and distribution of the Road Safety Authority’s Rules of the...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Printed books 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The objective of this public competition is to award a concession contract for the production and distribution of the Road Safety Authority’s Rules of the...”    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
Description
Description of renewals:
“The RSA reserves the right (but is not obliged) to extend the contract duration for a period of up to 24 months, with a maximum of three such extensions (up...”    Show more

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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-03 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-02-03 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-08-03 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 124-328685 (2021-06-25)
Contract award notice (2021-10-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The RSA has awarded a concession contract for the production and distribution of the Road Safety Authority’s Rules of the Road (the ROTR) Book. A concession...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 540 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The objective of this public competition was to award a concession contract for the production and distribution of the Road Safety Authority’s Rules of the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Production
Quality criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (name): Stock Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Distribution Network
Quality criterion (weighting): 450
Price (weighting): 0

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 124-328685

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Production and Distribution of the Road Safety Authority's Rules of the Road Book”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The O'Brien Press
National registration number: IE9F68582J
Postal address: 12 Terenure Road East
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Rathgar
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 014923333 📞
Fax: +353 014922777 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.obrien.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 540 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 540 000 💰

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your legal advisors
Source: OJS 2021/S 194-505943 (2021-10-01)