ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/03/2016

Expire date: 10/05/2016

External Reference: 2016-787070

TED Reference: 2016/S 066-115235

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 Office of Government Procurement
N/A
3A Mayor Street Upper
Dublin  Dublin 1
IE
For the attention of: Tender Operations
Telephone: +353 761008000
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://procurement.ie/
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/351
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97796&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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Irish Public Service

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Request for Tenders to Establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stenography and Transcription Services

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:
    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

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

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 2
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 1250000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This Competition relates to the establishment of a multi supplier framework

    agreement for the provision of stenography services, real-time transcription services and transcription services (logger and transcription) to the Irish Public Service.

    A maximum of five (5) Framework Members will be appointed to the Framework for

    the Term.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79130000   Legal documentation and certification services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    75231100   Law-courts-related administrative services
    79100000   Legal services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    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:

    Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Stenography and Transcription Services

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  0  and 1250000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  2
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 12

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    III.1.2)

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

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    III.1.3)

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

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    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:

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    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: no

    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

    PLI031F

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 10.05.2016 - 11:30
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    10.05.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN]
    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

    Date: 10.05.2016 - 13:00
    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
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    Please refer to the Request for Tender documents available with this competition notice on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 104166)

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court of Ireland
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please consult your company legal advisors

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained