Framework for the Provision of Printing Services to the Educational Research Centre

Educational Research Centre_1014

The ERC carries out research at all levels of the education system. Research is undertaken on behalf of the Department of Education, at the request of other agencies and on the initiative of the ERC itself and its staff. An assessment service is also provided through the supply of standardised tests to schools. The services comprise of the printing of paper-based tests, reports, etc. with some very specific print requirements around storage and turnaround. There are three Lots: โ€ข Lot 1: Research Centre โ€ข Lot 2: Test Department โ€“ Documents excluding Machine-Scorable Answer sheets โ€ข Lot 3: Test Department โ€“ Machine-Scorable Answer sheets only Refer to Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications of the RFT for a detailed description of the services required by the Contracting Authority

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-04. The procurement was published on 2023-08-04.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-08-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-08-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Printing services
Short description:
The ERC carries out research at all levels of the education system. Research is undertaken on behalf of the Department of Education, at the request of other agencies and on the initiative of the ERC itself and its staff. An assessment service is also provided through the supply of standardised tests to schools. The services comprise of the printing of paper-based tests, reports, etc. with some very specific print requirements around storage and turnaround. There are three Lots: โ€ข Lot 1: Research Centre โ€ข Lot 2: Test Department โ€“ Documents excluding Machine-Scorable Answer sheets โ€ข Lot 3: Test Department โ€“ Machine-Scorable Answer sheets only Refer to Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications of the RFT for a detailed description of the services required by the Contracting Authority
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Educational Research Centre_1014
Postal address: DCU St Patrickโ€™s College Campus, Dublin 9
Postal code: D09 AN2F
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: anne.comey@erc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-08-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-09-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-08-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 152-485695
OJ-S issue: 152

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Research Centre
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
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Title of the lot: Test Department โ€“ Documents excluding Machine-Scorable Answer sheets
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Test Department โ€“ Machine-Scorable Answer sheets only
Lot number: 3

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-09-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:30

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Donnacha Phelan
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: https://courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2023/S 152-485695 (2023-08-04)