Provision of print management services

Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath

The purpose of this PQQ is to enable Dublin Bus to evaluate the suitability of applicants and arrive at a shortlist of potential suppliers to manage print requirements and ad-hoc printing of branded materials. The supplier will provide an end to end service to include stock management and storage. The contract will operate as a single party framework. The tender will be for a three year period with a provision for two one year extensions. The estimated value is based on five years

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-17. The procurement was published on 2023-04-19.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-19 Contract notice
2024-01-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sharon Duncan
Phone: +353 017033469 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sharon.duncan@dublinbus.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 8303126 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.dublinbus.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/358 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240711&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=240711&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of print management services OJEU 02.2023
Products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe purpose of this PQQ is to enable Dublin Bus to evaluate the suitability of applicants and arrive at a shortlist of potential suppliers to manage print...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Digital printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services related to printing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and distribution services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe purpose of this PQQ is to enable Dublin Bus to evaluate the suitability of applicants and arrive at a shortlist of potential suppliers to manage print...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 2 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-17 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Four Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Four Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Four Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 080-241682 (2023-04-19)
Contract award notice (2024-01-03)
Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 080-241682

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of print management services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-11-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Character Print Solutions
National registration number: IE6354959D
Postal address: Unit 2 Naas Industrial Estate, Fishery Lane,
Postal town: Co Kildare
Postal code: Naas
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 12572256 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: warrick@character.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 12572235 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.character.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Source: OJS 2024/S 005-009600 (2024-01-03)