Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/04/2023

Expire date: 25/05/2023

External Reference: 2023-266519

TED Reference: 2023/S 081-246168

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Office of Government Procurement
IE3229842HH
3A Mayor Street Upper, D01 PF72
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: OGP Support
Telephone: +353 17738000
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238506&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Patent Filing and Management Services
Reference number:  PROJ000008782 SSB052F
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79120000  -  Patent and copyright consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In summary, the Services concern the provision of Patent Filing and Management Services. The purpose of this tender is to establish a Framework of suitable suppliers who can provide a range of Patent Filing and Management Services specialisms (each a Lot) to meet the demands of the Framework Clients in the Education Sector
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 9200000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for  all lots
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 1
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 1
Information and Communication Technologies, Media Technologies, Electronic and Computing Technologies, Software, Artificial Intelligence. Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 437000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 2
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 2
Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Fluid Flow Technologies, Semiconductor Technologies, Battery Technologies, Aerospace, Automotive, 3D Printing.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 437000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 3
Lot No:  3
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 3
Biotechnology Medical Devices, Diagnostic, Cell and Gene Therapy (device) and all Medical Devices.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 437000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 4
Lot No:  4
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 4
Chemical Science, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Science, Water Treatment, Agritech.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 437000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 5
Lot No:  5
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 5
Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine & Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary Science Bioscience, Food Science, Cell and gene therapy (non- device).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 437000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 6
Lot No:  6
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 6
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 1 and Specialist Area 2
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 7
Lot No:  7
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 7
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 1 and Specialist Area 3
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 8
Lot No:  8
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 8
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 1 and Specialist Area 4
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 9
Lot No:  9
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 9
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 1 and Specialist Area 5
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 10
Lot No:  10
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 10
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 2 and Specialist Area 3
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 11
Lot No:  11
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 11
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 2 and Specialist Area 4
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 12
Lot No:  12
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 12
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 2 and Specialist Area 5
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 13
Lot No:  13
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 13
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 3 and Specialist Area 4
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 14
Lot No:  14
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 14
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 3 and Specialist Area 5
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Specialist Area 15
Lot No:  15
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79121000  -  Copyright consultancy services
79121100  -  Software copyright consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Specialist Area 15
Combination Technologies of Specialist Area 4 and Specialist Area 5
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 11500.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

24 months plus possibility of a further 24 months extension

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 237225)
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 237225)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  10
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  25/05/2023
Local time:  13:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 9  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  25/05/2023
Local time:  13:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  yes
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18866000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult your own legal advisors.