Contract notice – utilities
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.6)Main activityPostal services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Manufacture and Supply of Cardboard Pallet Boxes
Reference number: 2108
II.1.2)Main CPV code44619500 Pallet boxes
II.1.3)Type of contractSupplies
II.1.4)Short description:
This is a call to competition by An Post seeking expressions of interest to award a single party framework for the manufacture and supply of cardboard pallet boxes.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)31213100 Distribution boxes
31219000 Protection boxes
44617000 Boxes
79920000 Packaging and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
An Post operates from 3 main mail centres at Dublin, Athlone and Portlaoise and also out of the national grid of delivery service units (approx. 100) nationwide and Air Business in the UK. As part of our transport and conveyance of letter and parcel mail throughout the island of Ireland and from the UK via our road fleet, An Post has a requirement for the manufacture and supply of cardboard pallet boxes to facilitate the operation.
Further detail is available in the pre-qualification questionnaire template.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedEnvisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 5
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
Option to extend beyond the initial 3 year agreement by a further 5 years (8 years in total).
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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 participateDate: 26/07/2021
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English, Irish
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:24/06/2021