Publication

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
N/A
2-5 Warrington Place
Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Sally Kennedy
Telephone: +353 016441200
E-mail: skennedy@bai.ie

Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.bai.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/680
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95427&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95427&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

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

Other: Regulation

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:

BAI tender for Public Funding Review of Public Service Broadcasters

II.1.2)

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

Services

Category No27: Other 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 Broadcasting

Authority of Ireland

(BAI) wishes to

award a contract to

assist in conducting

its Public Funding

Reviews of Public

Service

Broadcasters,

pursuant to section

124 of Broadcasting

Act 2009. The

contract is being

awarded initially

for the 2015 and

2016 reviews to be

carried out in 2016

and 2017

respectively but may

be extended to

include the review

to be carried out in

2018 also. A

decision in this

regard will be made

following a review

of the 2017 process.

Further information

on the specification

of requirements is

contained in

Appendix 1.

The envisaged

duration of each

annual review

process is twelve

weeks. The first

review process is

expected to commence

on February 28th

2016.

The BAI is using the

open procedure for

the award of this

contract and a

quarantine period of

six months after

delivery of the

review will apply to

the consultant

entering into any

formal agreements

with a PSB in the

State.

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

73210000 Research consultancy services

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: 200000 EUR

II.2.2)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)

Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)