Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/08/2015

Expire date: 12/10/2015

External Reference: 2015-324392

TED Reference: 2015/S 170-309888

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

The Pensions Authority
N/A
Verschoyle House
28/30 Lr Mount Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Kieran O' Dea
Telephone: +353 16131942
E-mail: kodea@pensionsauthority.ie
Fax: +353 16318602
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.3)

Main activity

  • Economic and financial affairs
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Request for tenders for the provision of Advertising and Design Services to the Pensions Authority

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No13:  Advertising services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 2

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Authority wishes to engage the services of an experienced advertising and

    design agency to provide support services including advertising, graphic design,

    print, photography and video to assist in delivering the Authority’s communication

    messages, as set-out in the attached RFT.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79341200   Advertising management services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79341100   Advertising consultancy services
    79341400   Advertising campaign services
    79342100   Direct marketing services
    79342200   Promotional services
    79811000   Digital printing services
    79822500   Graphic design services
    79823000   Printing and delivery services
    79961000   Photographic services
    79961100   Advertising photography services
    79961350   Studio photography services
    79962000   Photograph processing services
    79963000   Photograph restoration, copying and retouching services
    92111210   Advertising film production
    92111220   Advertising video-tape production
    92111250   Information film production
    92111260   Information video-tape production
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 400000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As detailed in the RFT

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As detailed in the RFT

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As detailed in the RFT

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    Advertising and Design Services

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    12.10.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

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