RFT for the Provision of Parliamentary Publishing and Printing Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The contracting authority has a requirement for the provision of parliamentary publishing and printing services, to include printing, electronic publishing, and related services in relation to parliamentary and other documents. For the avoidance of doubt, these services are imperative to the functioning of Parliament and for ensuring that all legislative and other parliamentary papers are available for Members (elected representatives) of the Houses of the Oireachtas when needed.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-05. The procurement was published on 2021-06-02.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-02 Contract notice
2021-07-02 Additional information
2022-01-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leinster House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: David Gorman
Phone: +353 16183433 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: david.gorman@oireachtas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.oireachtas.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190467&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190467&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRFT for the Provision of Parliamentary Publishing and Printing Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas 2021/1012โ€
Products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe contracting authority has a requirement for the provision of parliamentary publishing and printing services, to include printing, electronic publishing,...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Printed matter and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printed books ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Bespoke printed matter ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Digital printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services related to printing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Print finishing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Publishing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contracting authority has a requirement for the provision of parliamentary publishing and printing services, to include printing, electronic publishing,...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 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24

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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-05 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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Courts Service, 6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16395600 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2021/S 108-285149 (2021-06-02)
Additional information (2021-07-02)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 108-285149

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: 2021-07-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œPlease note that the response deadline has been changed to 12.00 midday on 9 July 2021.โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 129-343563 (2021-07-02)
Contract award notice (2022-01-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority has a requirement for the provision of parliamentary publishing and printing services, to include printing, electronic publishing,...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority has a requirement for the provision of parliamentary publishing and printing services, to include printing, electronic publishing,...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability and adaptability to fulfil the detailed requirements of the contract
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): Quality Assurance, Contingency and Business Continuity Arrangements
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 108-285149

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œRFT for the Provision of Parliamentary Publishing and Printing Services for the Houses of the Oireachtasโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Essentra Packaging Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 8Z80458U
Postal address: 129 Slaney Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18062213 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lindaryan@essentra.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18062298 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.essentrapackaging.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address:
โ€œThe Courts Service, 6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7.โ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 017-041721 (2022-01-20)