Multi-Party framework agreements for the provision of Journalism, Copywriting and Content Development Services for Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council seeks to establish a Multi Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Journalism, Copywriting and Content Development Services for Dublin City Council. The duration of the Framework Agreement is four years. The Framework Agreement will be established with five economic operators subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 2138889 – Input when notice created.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-05. The procurement was published on 2023-08-04.

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

• Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists › Services provided by authors › Writing agency services

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-08-04	Contract notice
2023-09-01	Additional information

Contract notice (2023-08-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Writing agency services
Reference number: 2138889
Short description:
“Dublin City Council seeks to establish a Multi Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Journalism, Copywriting and Content Development Services for...”
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Writing agency services 📦
Additional CPV: Writing agency services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: D08 RF3F
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: tim.graham@dublincity.ie 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-08-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-09-05 📅
Publication date: 2023-08-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 152-486284
OJ-S issue: 152
Additional information

“1. Suppliers must register their interest on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be included on the...”

Additional information

1. Suppliers must register their interest on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 2. Please note that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 3. Submission information: - Submissions must be sent via the eTenders website (CfT ID: 2138889), online tender facility ONLY. - Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to by email, fax, post or hand delivery) will NOT be accepted. - Please note that the eTenders electronic tender facility closes at the stated date and time precisely. It is the responsibility of Applicants / Tenderers to use the tender facility correctly, which includes taking responsibility for the safe and timely delivery of the tender. - Please ensure that you allow adequate time for uploading your documentation. - Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents or have any queries regarding the tender submission, please contact eTenders directly via phone: +353 818001459, Email: irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com or select ‘Contact Us’ on the home page. - The Contracting Authority will not be responsible if an economic operator fails to upload their documentation or if the uploaded file(s) is/are corrupted and cannot be read by Dublin City Council. - In order to facilitate assessment, Applicants / Tenderers are kindly requested to submit a single attachment inclusive of the completed questionnaire(s)/ tender(s) and all related appendices. - In order to download all documents associated with a particular Call for Tender, Economic Operators must express an interest in the Call for Tender by associating a user from your organisation with the CfT. 4. Economic Operators should note the following when making their submission: - In order to submit a document to the electronic tender facility you must first accept the agreement for a Call for Tender and confirm the validity of your user details. - This will launch the online Tender Preparation Tool where you can create your tender online and prepare your tender response for submission. - There is a maximum upload limit of 100MB per tender submission. - After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the CfT deadline has expired. - The ‘Submit’ button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. 5. All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. Resource ID: 2138889, and must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon (Irish time) 25th August 2023 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties. 6. Refer to document 'Additional Information’ available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resource ID 2138889 for further information.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 800 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in procurement documents available to download from https://www.etenders.gov.ie using ID 2138889”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-09-05 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30
Place: The date and time of opening tenders may change at Dublin City Council's discretion

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
“4 years”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inn's Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:
“Please consult a legal advisor”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Please consult a legal advisor
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 152-486284 (2023-08-04)

Additional information (2023-09-01)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-01 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-09-26 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 171-537790
Refers to notice: 2023/S 152-486284
OJ-S issue: 171
Source: OJS 2023/S 171-537790 (2023-09-01)

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