CL2287C IPS - RFT for the Supply of Education Books for 14 Prison Education Centres in the IPS

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

In summary, the Goods comprise: Education books for State Exams (Junior Cert and Leaving Cert) as well as other classroom books for Adult Education classes - required to be delivered to the following 14 prison schools - 7 in Dublin (Mountjoy Male, Dochas, Progression Unit, Training Unit, Cloverhill, Wheatfield and Arbour Hill Prison Education Centres) and 7 outside Dublin (Portlaoise, Midlands, Castlerea, Cork, Limerick, Loughan, and Shelton). Occasionally, delivery may be requested by Contracting Authority to other locations in Ireland also, examples of other delivery addresses are Irish Prison Service College in Portlaoise; or Psychology Building in Arbour Hill ; or Irish Prison Service HQ, Longford.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-24. The procurement was published on 2023-03-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-23 Contract notice
2024-01-31 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-23)
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=237926&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237926&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œCL2287C IPS - RFT for the Supply of Education Books for 14 Prison Education Centres in the IPSโ€
Products/services: School books ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Goods comprise: Education books for State Exams (Junior Cert and Leaving Cert) as well as other classroom books for Adult Education classes...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 168 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Printed books ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Textbooks ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exercise books ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Educational equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the Goods comprise: Education books for State Exams (Junior Cert and Leaving Cert) as well as other classroom books for Adult Education classes...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 168 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
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 Twelve (12) months with a maximum of Three (3) such...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: 2023-04-24 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: 2023-04-24 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 2023/S 062-183767 (2023-03-23)
Contract award notice (2024-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 168 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Order & Supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Innovation & Value Added Services
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 062-183767

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œCL2287C IPS - RFT for the Supply of Education Books for 14 Prison Education Centres in the IPSโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-12-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd
National registration number: IE9579772Q
Postal address: 120 O'Connell Street
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 61418155 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: frank.omahony@omahonys.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 61414558 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://omahonys.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 168 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 168 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2024/S 025-072652 (2024-01-31)