IT2197C Provision of Academic Dress & Related Services for South East Technological University

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

SETU wishes to appoint a company/business experienced in the supply of academic dress to third-level academic institutions to design, provide and supply SETU academic robes for hiring and associated fitting services for in the range of 5,000 to 5,500 graduands annually for SETU conferring ceremonies for 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 (3 years) graduands. Please note that SETU does not and cannot guarantee the number of graduands in any year; the above figure is an approximation only at present and actual numbers may be greater or lesser than this in any year.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-30. The procurement was published on 2022-12-16.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-12-16 Contract notice
2023-10-31 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-12-16)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Kevin Prendergast
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kevin.prendergast@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231045&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231045&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œIT2197C Provision of Academic Dress & Related Services for South East Technological Universityโ€
Products/services: Higher education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œSETU wishes to appoint a company/business experienced in the supply of academic dress to third-level academic institutions to design, provide and supply...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 690 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Special education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Adult-education services at university level ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSETU wishes to appoint a company/business experienced in the supply of academic dress to third-level academic institutions to design, provide and supply...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 690 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) such extension or...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT documents for details
Description
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
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: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-30 14:00 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: 2023-01-30 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2022/S 246-712301 (2022-12-16)
Contract award notice (2023-10-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 389 070 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Design, Provision and Supply of Academic Dress for SETU
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Operational Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 246-712301

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œIT2197C Provision of Academic Dress & Related Services for South East Technological Universityโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-09-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Phelan Conan Ltd
National registration number: 6391852R
Postal address: 44 Fashion City
Postal town: Ballymount
Postal code: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14295300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: simon.norton@phelanconan.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 389 070 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 212-667753 (2023-10-31)