ETENDERS

Prior information notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/05/2015

Expire date: 01/09/2015

External Reference: 2015-515257

TED Reference: 2015/S 102-185746

Prior information notice

Prior information notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Houses of the Oireachtas Service
N/A
Leinster House
Kildare Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Breda O Mahony
Telephone: +353 016183636
E-mail: procurement.unit@oireachtas.ie
Fax: +353 016184305
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: http://www.oireachtas.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1166
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Other: Parliament
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Parliament

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Oireachtas PIN 2015-Broadcasting Services

II.2)

Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

Category No27:  Other services
NUTS code
IRELAND
II.3)

Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: no:
II.4)

Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:

The broadcasting

services contract

includes, but is not

restricted to, the

day to day

management and

service provision

for:

• 8760 hours

annually of content

on Oireachtas TV

which includes 6894

hours of replayed

content, 1608 hours

of live content and

258 hours of content

from our broadcast

partners (all

figures are

approximate)

• 2370 hours of live

broadcasting of the

Dáil. Seanad and

Oireachtas

Committees (figure

is approximate)

• Maintenance and

support of the

broadcast equipment

• Digital archiving

and storage

• Operational

aspects of video

production

facilities and Post

production

• Sound Operations

and its associated

production equipment

• TV Channel

automation, ingest,

presentation

play-out and signal

distribution

• Technical and

support aspects of

supporting a modern

transmission

broadcast and

production facility

• Day to day

operations and

staffing

• Future planning,

development and

strategy

• Procurement of

equipment

• Project management

Estimated cost excluding VAT: 15000000  EUR
This contract is divided into lots:  yes
II.5)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary
64228100   Television broadcast transmission services
Supplementary vocabulary
50324100   System maintenance services
50340000   Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
50341000   Repair and maintenance services of television equipment
50341100   Repair and maintenance services of videotext equipment
50341200   Repair and maintenance services of television transmitters
50342000   Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment
50343000   Repair and maintenance services of video equipment
50344000   Repair and maintenance services of optical equipment
II.6)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures

01.09.2015
II.7)

Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
II.8)

Additional information:

Information about lots

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:  Lot No: 1  Lot title: Oireachtas PIN 2015-Broadcasting Services
1)

Short description:

PIN

2)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary
64228100   Television broadcast transmission services
Supplementary vocabulary
50324100   System maintenance services
50340000   Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
50341000   Repair and maintenance services of television equipment
50341100   Repair and maintenance services of videotext equipment
50341200   Repair and maintenance services of television transmitters
50342000   Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment
50343000   Repair and maintenance services of video equipment
50344000   Repair and maintenance services of optical equipment
3)

Quantity or scope:

4)

Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or duration of contract

5)

Additional information about lots:

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no