Passport Design Services

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

Secure passport design services are required to assist the Passport Service in the development of the new Irish passport book. The Contracting Authority requires a comprehensive design for the new Irish passport book and card. The successful Tenderer will be required to work with multiple suppliers within the Contracting Authority’s production environment to deliver a full passport book and card design that incorporates modern, proven security features with Irish cultural and heritage themes.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-10-07. The procurement was published on 2022-09-07.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-09-07 Contract notice
2022-11-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-09-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222878&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222878&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Passport Design Services
Products/services: Specialty design services 📦
Short description:
“Secure passport design services are required to assist the Passport Service in the development of the new Irish passport book. The Contracting Authority...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 550 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Designs 📦
Additional products/services: Design consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Project-design services other than for construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Specialty design services 📦
Additional products/services: Design support services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Secure passport design services are required to assist the Passport Service in the development of the new Irish passport book. The Contracting Authority...”    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 550 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

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: 2022-10-07 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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: 2022-10-07 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2022/S 175-496043 (2022-09-07)
Contract award notice (2022-11-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 550 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A. Tender’s Design approach, methodology and advisory services
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): B. Contract Management (See Section 4.6 – 4.8 of Appendix 1)
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name):
“C. The qualifications and experience of the team proposed for delivery of the contract by reference to their CVs”
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Cost criterion (name): Cost (See Pricing Schedule at Appendix 2)
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 175-496043

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Passport Design Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-11-10 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Absolute Graphics Ltd
National registration number: 350224
Postal address: Units 5/6, Ballywaltrim Bus Park
Postal town: Bray
Postal code: Wicklow
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 012768100 📞
E-mail: andy.clarkin@ag2.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ag2.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 550 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 224-644452 (2022-11-16)