2025P026 - Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) Cheque Payments

Central Bank of Ireland

The Irish Deposit Guarantee Scheme (โ€œDGSโ€) protects eligible depositors in the event of a bank, building society or credit union authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland being unable to repay deposits. The Irish DGS is administered by the Central Bank of Ireland. In the event of a DGS invocation, payments are currently issued by cheque to duly verified eligible depositors. This tender is for the establishment of a multiparty framework of providers for the provision of cheque printing, cheque personalisation, fulfilment and postage services in relation to DGS cheque payments, and the supply of related goods (cheques, envelopes and information sheets). Further detail is set out in the attached tender documents.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-24. The procurement was published on 2026-03-13.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2026-03-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-03-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 2025P026 - Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) Cheque Payments
Short description:
โ€œThe Irish Deposit Guarantee Scheme (โ€œDGSโ€) protects eligible depositors in the event of a bank, building society or credit union authorised by the Central...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Irish Deposit Guarantee Scheme (โ€œDGSโ€) protects eligible depositors in the event of a bank, building society or credit union authorised by the Central...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œHaving regard to the nature of the Central Bankโ€™s requirements, the contract value identified in this notice represents the Central Bankโ€™s best estimate at...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Banking services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services related to printing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Security-type printed matter ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Cheque forms ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Digital printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œNone.โ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7657289
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tenders@centralbank.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7657289 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7657289 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œThis contract is not considered to be suitable for lots as the relevant services, which require the relevant goods in order to be performed, need to be...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œIn accordance with the timelines set out in Regulation 7 of SI 130/2010 as amended.โ€
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 052-180183 (2026-03-13)