The National Transport Authority (‘NTA’) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the Supply of Printed Materials for the BusConnects Programme, to supply an immediate printing requirement. The scope of the services in this instance shall be to print, supply, bind and deliver the printed materials to a very high standard of quality in accordance with the service specifications.
In addition, the NTA intends to establish a framework of service providers for the supply of printed materials by entering into a framework agreement with the five (5) tenderers (subject to a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates) who are ranked highest following assessment of the submitted tenders.
Further detail is contained within the procurement documents attached to this contract notice.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-06.
The procurement was published on 2021-05-28.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Supply of Printed Materials and Establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework for the Supply of Printed Materials”
Products/services: Printing and delivery services📦
Short description:
“The National Transport Authority (‘NTA’) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the Supply of Printed Materials for the BusConnects...”
Short description
The National Transport Authority (‘NTA’) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the Supply of Printed Materials for the BusConnects Programme, to supply an immediate printing requirement. The scope of the services in this instance shall be to print, supply, bind and deliver the printed materials to a very high standard of quality in accordance with the service specifications.
In addition, the NTA intends to establish a framework of service providers for the supply of printed materials by entering into a framework agreement with the five (5) tenderers (subject to a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates) who are ranked highest following assessment of the submitted tenders.
Further detail is contained within the procurement documents attached to this contract notice.
The National Transport Authority (‘NTA’) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the Supply of Printed Materials for the BusConnects Programme, to supply an immediate printing requirement. The scope of the services in this instance shall be to print, supply, bind and deliver the printed materials to a very high standard of quality in accordance with the service specifications.
In addition, the NTA intends to establish a framework of service providers for the supply of printed materials by entering into a framework agreement with the five (5) tenderers (subject to a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates) who are ranked highest following assessment of the submitted tenders.
Further detail is contained within the procurement documents attached to this contract notice.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration
Start date: 2021-09-01 📅
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The term of the immediate printing requirement shall be until the successful completion of the services.
The expected term of the framework agreement will...”
Description of renewals
The term of the immediate printing requirement shall be until the successful completion of the services.
The expected term of the framework agreement will be an initial period of two (2) years. At the discretion of the Authority, the framework agreement may be renewed annually up to a maximum of two (2) years after the end of the second year.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As stated in the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: 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 several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-06
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-01-02 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-06
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...”
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: 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:
“As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2021/S 105-276618 (2021-05-28)