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General Information
Country:   Ireland
City/Locality:   DOYBLINO
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:228750-2008
Publication Date:   Sep 4, 2008
Deadline:   Oct 13, 2008
Buyer:   COMMISSION FOR TAXI REGULATION
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   COMMISSION FOR TAXI REGULATION
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Ireland
Web Site:   www.taxiregulator.ie

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Notice Type: 2210
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 171/2008
, #
228750-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Commission for Taxi
Regulation, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Attn: Sarah Bowie, IRL-Dublin 2. Tel.
(353-1) 659 38 00. E-mail: procurement@taxiregulator.ie. Fax (353-1) 659
38 01.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.taxiregulator.ie.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7181.
Further information can be obtained at: Commission for Taxi Regulation, 35
Fitzwilliam Square, Attn: Sarah Bowie, IRL-Dublin 2. Tel. (353-1) 659 38
00. E-mail: procurement@taxiregulator.ie. Fax (353-1) 659 38 01. URL:
www.taxiregulator.ie.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Commission for Taxi Regulation, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Attn: Sarah Bowie,
IRL-Dublin 2. Tel. (353-1) 659 38 00. E-mail:
procurement@taxiregulator.ie. Fax (353-1) 659 38 01. URL:
www.taxiregulator.ie.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Commission for Taxi
Regulation, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Attn: Sarah Bowie, IRL-Dublin 2. Tel.
(353-1) 659 38 00. E-mail: procurement@taxiregulator.ie. Fax (353-1) 659
38 01. URL: www.taxiregulator.ie.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Other: Regulatory.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Framework Agreement for Provision of General Print Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 15.
Main place of performance: Dublin.
NUTS code: IE.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators.
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 500 000 and 4 000 000 EUR.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Commission
for Taxi Regulation wishes to establish a 4 year framework agreement with
a minimum of 3 operators for the provision of general print services, with
an initial contract for the printing of 10 000 SPSV Skills manuals.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional
information please visit the eTenders Web Site at
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=70687.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 78100000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The intial contract covers the printing
of 10 000 SPSV Skills Manuals. In addition, the framework agreement covers
a full range of printing requirements including broschures, office
stationery, booklets, reports etc.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 500 000 and 4 000 000 EUR.
II.2.2) Options: No.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: A grouping if successful must be
prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several
liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate:
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) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
13.10.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English. Irish Gaelic.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Commission will not be responsible for
any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers
involved in this contract award process.
Contract award may be subject to approval by the competent authorities.
THE FOI Act applies to the Commission for Taxi Regulation and therefore
all candidates should indicate whether any of the information provided by
them in the course of this procedure is to be treated as sensitive
commercial information which should remain confidential to the Commission.
The successful tenderer(s) will be required to furnish a valid tax
clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
Contract award may be subject to clarification interview.
The Commission are establishing a multi party framework agreement for a
period of 4 years. The initial contract relates to the printing of 10 000
SPSV Skills Manuals. Following receipt of tenders, all tenders will be
evaluated in accordance with the award criteria. The most economically
advantageous tender will be awarded the initial contract and a place in
the framework agreement with at least the next two best scoring tenderers
being admitted to the framework agreement. As and when future requirements
arise all parties to the framework will be invited to a mini-tender
competition. The Commission reserves the right at its sole discretion over
the life of the framework agreement to award 12 month contracts for all
its printing requirements, however all members will be invited to tender
for this contract. Future contracts will relate to the full range of print
requirements to meet the ongoing printing needs of the Commission over the
lifetime of the framework.
All contracts awarded under the framework agreements will be subject to
regular and satisfactory performance review in addition compliance with a
Service Level Agreement to be signed at the contract award stage.
Admittance to the framework agreement will be subject to the successful
tenderer(s) formal acceptance of the Commission's framework terms and
conditions, which will be issued in draft form as part of the tender
documents.
(ET Ref:70687).
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: The High Court, The Four
Courts, Inns Quay, IRL-Dublin 7. URL: www.courts.ie.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 1.9.2008.
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