2025P026 - Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) Cheque Payments
Central Bank of Ireland
The Irish Deposit Guarantee Scheme (โDGSโ) 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.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-24. The procurement was published on 2026-03-13.
Who? What?- โข Banking and investment services โบ Banking services
- โข Printing services โบ Digital printing services
- โข Services related to printing โบ Printing and delivery services
- โข Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals โบ Cheque forms
- โข Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals โบ Security-type printed matter
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ 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:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Printing and related services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional information:
Additional products/services:
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Inclusion of Green Procurement Criteria. See ITT for further details.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change adaptation
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options: None.
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: See ITT for further details.
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 10
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7657289
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-27 12:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition
Description of exclusion grounds:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number:
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Tenders@centralbank.ie
E-mail: tenders@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7657289 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 052-180183 (2026-03-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 2025P026 - Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) Cheque Payments
Short description:
The Irish Deposit Guarantee Scheme (โDGSโ) 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.
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Products/services: Printing and related services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional information:
Having regard to the nature of the Central Bankโs requirements, the contract value identified in this notice represents the Central Bankโs best estimate at the time of award rather than a fixed value. The final value of the contract may be significantly higher or lower than the estimated figure.
Green Procurement Criteria: See procurement documentation
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Inclusion of Green Procurement Criteria. See ITT for further details.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change adaptation
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options: None.
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: See ITT for further details.
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 10
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7657289
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-27 12:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition
Description of exclusion grounds:
And all grounds as set out in Article 57 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts ) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument No 284 of 2016) and the procurement documents (i.e. for the avoidance of doubt this is not confined just to agreements between economic operators aimed at distorting competition).
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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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Tenders@centralbank.ie
E-mail: tenders@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7657289 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
This 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 carried out within a very short period in the event of an invocation.
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with the timelines set out in Regulation 7 of SI 130/2010 as amended.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 052-180183 (2026-03-13)
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