RFT for the Supply of Educational Research Centre's Printing requirements to the Educational Research Centre

Educational Research Centre

The selected supplier will provide an optimum solution to the ERCโ€™s printing challenges and be expected to deliver printed products according to agreed and often tight deadlines.
The service requirements will include printing of:
1) Test department documents: the print requirements for the test department can be categorised as follows:
โ€” test booklets;
โ€” manuals and answer sheets and scoring tools;
2) Research centre documents: the print requirements for the research centre can be categorised as follows:
โ€” test booklets;
โ€” manuals;
โ€” journals and reports;
โ€” questionnaires;
โ€” other (e.g. letters, instructions etc.) and envelopes;
3) Ad-hoc printing requests: there may be a requirement for other types of documents, such as posters, business cards, compliment slips, letter headings etc.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-14. The procurement was published on 2021-04-02.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-04-02 Contract notice
2021-09-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-04-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Printing and related services
Reference number: ERC-2021-02
Short description:
The selected supplier will provide an optimum solution to the ERCโ€™s printing challenges and be expected to deliver printed products according to agreed and often tight deadlines. The service requirements will include printing of: 1) Test department documents: the print requirements for the test department can be categorised as follows: โ€” test booklets; โ€” manuals and answer sheets and scoring tools; 2) Research centre documents: the print requirements for the research centre can be categorised as follows: โ€” test booklets; โ€” manuals; โ€” journals and reports; โ€” questionnaires; โ€” other (e.g. letters, instructions etc.) and envelopes; 3) Ad-hoc printing requests: there may be a requirement for other types of documents, such as posters, business cards, compliment slips, letter headings etc.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Educational Research Centre
Postal address: DCU, St Patricks Campus, Drumcondra
Postal town: Dublin 9
Contact
Internet address: http://www.erc.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: ann@publicprocurement.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 851590921 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186070&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186070&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-04-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 067-173476
OJ-S issue: 67

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The selected supplier will provide an optimum solution to the ERCโ€™s printing challenges and be expected to deliver printed products according to agreed and often tight deadlines.
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The service requirements will include printing of:
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1) Test department documents: the print requirements for the test department can be categorised as follows:
โ€” test booklets;
โ€” manuals and answer sheets and scoring tools;
2) Research centre documents: the print requirements for the research centre can be categorised as follows:
โ€” manuals;
โ€” journals and reports;
โ€” questionnaires;
โ€” other (e.g. letters, instructions etc.) and envelopes;
3) Ad-hoc printing requests: there may be a requirement for other types of documents, such as posters, business cards, compliment slips, letter headings etc.
Estimated total value: 1 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: Please see section 1.4 of RFT.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2021-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 15:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ann Clarke
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1014 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186070&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 067-173476 (2021-04-02)
Contract award notice (2021-09-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The selected Supplier will provide an optimum solution to the ERCโ€™s printing challenges and be expected to deliver printed products according to agreed and often tight deadlines. The service requirements will include printing of: 1. Test Department Documents: The print requirements for the Test Department can be categorised as follows - Test Booklets - Manuals and Answer Sheets & Scoring Tools. 2. Research Centre Documents: The print requirements for the Research Centre can be categorised as follows - Test Booklets - Manuals - Journals & Reports - Questionnaires - Other (e.g. letters, instructions etc.) and Envelopes 3. Ad Hoc Printing Requests: There may be a requirement for other types of documents, such as posters, business cards, compliment slips, letter headings etc.
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Total value of the procurement: 907 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: DCU, St Patricks Campus
Postal code: Drumcondra

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-10-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 191-496993
Refers to notice: 2021/S 067-173476
OJ-S issue: 191

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The selected Supplier will provide an optimum solution to the ERCโ€™s printing challenges and be expected to deliver printed products according to agreed and often tight deadlines.
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1. Test Department Documents: The print requirements for the Test Department can be categorised as follows - Test Booklets - Manuals and Answer Sheets & Scoring Tools.
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2. Research Centre Documents: The print requirements for the Research Centre can be categorised as follows - Test Booklets - Manuals - Journals & Reports - Questionnaires - Other (e.g. letters, instructions etc.) and Envelopes
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3. Ad Hoc Printing Requests: There may be a requirement for other types of documents, such as posters, business cards, compliment slips, letter headings etc.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for the Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 3500
Quality criterion (name): Management of a high quality and sustainable contract
Quality criterion (weighting): 2800
Quality criterion (name): Disaster Recovery Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 500
Quality criterion (name): Quality Assurance
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 3500

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-08-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Ricoh Ireland
National registration number: IE8Z41042C
Postal address: 127 Slaney rd
Postal town: Dublin 11
Postal code: Dublin Industrial Es
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 018824901 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gary.owens@ricoh.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.ricoh.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 485 083 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Source: OJS 2021/S 191-496993 (2021-09-27)