Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/04/2023

External Reference: 2023-286001

TED Reference: 2023/S 071-216417

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Houses of the Oireachtas Service
N/A
Leinster House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person: John Briody
Telephone: +353 16183000
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  Parliament
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Parliament

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT for Provision of Integrated Website Translation Services (English to Irish)
Reference number:  2022/1024
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212740  -  Foreign language translation software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service is the parliamentary administration in Ireland providing parliamentary support services to both Houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann), their Members and Committees. Its mission is to serve the democratic interests of its main stakeholders, the Irish people, through: enabling the Houses, their Committees and their Members to do their parliamentary business; and meeting Members' needs as public representatives in the context of parliamentary business. The Houses of Oireachtas Commission is the governing board which oversees the provision of services to the Houses and their members by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service. The Oireachtas.ie website is the primary public communication vehicle for the work of Ireland’s parliament, with live streaming, debates, parliamentary questions, bills and acts, and committee documents just some of the outputs published daily during sitting periods.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  130000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48224000  -  Web page editing software package
72212224  -  Web page editing software development services
72212740  -  Foreign language translation software development services
79530000  -  Translation services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service is the parliamentary administration in Ireland providing parliamentary support services to both Houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann), their Members and Committees. Its mission is to serve the democratic interests of its main stakeholders, the Irish people, through: enabling the Houses, their Committees and their Members to do their parliamentary business; and meeting Members' needs as public representatives in the context of parliamentary business. The Houses of Oireachtas Commission (the Commission) is the governing board which oversees the provision of services to the Houses and their members by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service (in accordance with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2018). The Oireachtas.ie website (www.oireachtas.ie) is the primary public communication vehicle for the work of Ireland’s parliament, with live streaming, debates, parliamentary questions, bills and acts, and committee documents just some of the outputs published daily during sitting periods. In addition to the extensive volume of dynamic business content produced by the parliament, i.e., parliamentary debates and legislation, significant amounts of static content are published. Static content comprises press releases, corporate governance information, committee information, historical content and educational material.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Translation Services  /  Weighting:  42.5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  22.5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Account Management and Quaity Assurance  /  Weighting:  10%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  25%
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

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
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 172-487787

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for Provision of Integrated Website Translation Services (English to Irish)

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/11/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Language Training & Translating Ltd.
IE8208531K
Context
Galway
Maree, Oranmore
IE
Telephone: +353 091790255
Fax: +353 091790514
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.context.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  130000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  130000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 1
IE
Telephone: +353 16395600
Internet address: www.courts.ie