Request for Tenders for the provision of Regulatory and Legal Research Insights ( ComReg T09754)

Commission for Communications Regulation

The Commission for Communications Regulation (“ComReg”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of Regulatory and Legal Research Insights. RFT reference ComReg T09754. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL DETAILS FOR HOW TO COMPLETE A TENDER APPLICATION. ComReg Ref T09754 / RFT 242513 . Please refer to Procurement Documentation (RFT and Indicative Contract) in order to complete Tender Application. As per RFT 1.4 and 1.5 initial contract term is 24 month with option to extend by 12 month, total estimated value for initial contract term and the option to extend period is estimated €300K.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-06-30. The procurement was published on 2023-05-30.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-05-30 Contract notice
2023-10-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-05-30)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation
Postal address: ComReg One Dockland Central, Guild Street.
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D01 E4X0
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Public Body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Request for Tenders for the provision of Regulatory and Legal Research Insights ( ComReg T09754)”
Products/services: Postal and telecommunications services 📦
Short description:
“The Commission for Communications Regulation (“ComReg”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of Regulatory...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 300 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations 📦
Place of performance: Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Commission for Communications Regulation (“ComReg”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of Regulatory...”    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 300 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“please see 1.4 and 1.5 of RFT procurement document for all details re initial term and option to extend”
Additional information:
“REFER TO ALL PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL DETAILS FOR HOW TO COMPLETE A TENDER APPLICATION. . Ref ComReg T09754 ( RFT242513) CfT 1869731”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Refer to procurement documentation for all details
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about a particular profession
Reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Refer to procurement documentation for all details
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Refer to procurement documentation for all details
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-06-30 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-06-30 17:30 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): e-Tender post box will be opened by at least two ComReg officials
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): e-Tender post box will be opened by at least two ComReg officials

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“Please refer to Procurement Documentation ( RFT and Contract ref ComReg T09754) in order to complete and submit a tender application”
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to your own legal advice
Source: OJS 2023/S 105-326755 (2023-05-30)
Contract award notice (2023-10-17)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 249 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Project Management and Understanding
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): demonstrate ability
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“As per RFT 1.4 and 1.5 initial contract term is 24 month with option to extend by 12 month subject to as per RFT and Contract”
Description
Additional information:
“The initial term of the two year contract is 9 October 2023 to 8 October 2025, subject to TCs of the Contract.”

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 105-326755

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Contract
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-10-17 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cullen International SA
Postal address: Clos Lucien Outers 11-21/1,
Postal town: Brussels
Postal code: 1160
Country: Belgium 🇧🇪
E-mail: clientsupport@cullen-international.com 📧
Region: Belgique/België 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 300 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 249 000 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 203-633812 (2023-10-17)