Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityOther type: Parliament
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Parliament
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Irish Language Legislative Editing Services
Reference number: 2022/1007
II.1.2)Main CPV code79530000 Translation services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Houses of the Oireachtas Service (hereinafter referred to as “the Service”), acting on behalf of The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Authority”) invites proposals from interested parties for admission to a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of Irish Language Legislative Editing Services. The intention of this competition is to obtain Nominated Editorial Resources, through a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will be used by the Service's in-house translation service, Rannóg an Aistriúcháin for the editing of draft Irish language translations of Acts of the Oireachtas.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)75111000 Executive and legislative services
75111200 Legislative services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Houses of the Oireachtas Service (hereinafter referred to as “the Service”), acting on behalf of The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Authority”) invites proposals from interested parties for admission to a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of Irish Language Legislative Editing Services.
Under the Constitution, Acts of the Oireachtas must be published in both official languages. This work is currently undertaken in-house by Rannóg an Aistriúcháin. While Rannóg an Aistriúcháin is currently in a position to produce official translations of new legislation in a timely manner, historical arrears frequently prove a limiting factor in this regard as non-current Acts often need to be prioritised in response to requirements. Consequently, an Arrears Clearance Strategy has been devised and agreement reached to outsource Primary Legislative editing services with a view to effectively addressing the historical arrears. Approximately 220 translated Acts await editing; this equates to circa 15,000 pages of legislation which require editing.
The intention of this competition is to obtain Nominated Editorial Resources, through a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will be used by Rannóg an Aistriúcháin for the editing of draft Irish language translations of Acts of the Oireachtas.
Please note that the services provided under this DPS will be in addition to the Contracting Authority’s internal Legislative editing resources. Following the setting up of the DPS, Rannóg an Aistriúcháin will inform the appointed tenderers of the editing assignments on which they will be working on as awarded in accordance with the requirements set out in the tender documents.
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 valueValue excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
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 procedureRestricted procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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: 28/02/2025
Local time: 13:00
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.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15/02/2022