Call for Tenders for the provision printing services for Bunreacht na hÉireann

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of the Taoiseach ran this procurement for “Call for Tenders for the provision printing services for Bunreacht na hÉireann” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Call for Tenders for the provision printing services for Bunreacht na hÉireann
• hority estimates that the expenditure on the Goods & Services to be covered by the proposed Contract may amount to some €100,000 (excl
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Appendix 4 Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer Appendix 5: Draft Services Contract
• The Department of the Taoiseach (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) in response to this Call for Tenders (“CfT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this CfT (the “Services”).
• The Department of the Taoiseach is inviting service providers to tender for the printing of the popular edition of Bunreacht na hÉireann.
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of up to three (3) years, subject to the satisfactory provision of the service by the successful tenderer, to allow for reprinting of the text depending on demand and/or any amendments. There may be a maximum of three (3) extensions of one (1) year each on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Goods & Services to be covered by the proposed Contract may amount to some €100,000 (excl. VAT) over the term and any possible extensions. All Tenderers must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.
• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium Enterprises (“SME”s) in this competition. SME’s that believe the scope of this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encouraged, subject to paragraph 2.5, to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SME’s or with larger enterprises. Through such relationships they can participate and contribute to the successful implementation of any Contract that may result from this competition and therefore increase their social and economic benefits.
• 2.1.5 The Contracting Authority would refer Tenderers in particular to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 on the access of third country economic operators, goods and services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union economic operators, goods and services to the public procurement and concession markets of third countries (International Procurement Instrument - IPI), and to their obligation to comply therewith.
• Prior to and as a condition of award of any Goods/Services Contract, the successful Tenderer shall be required to designate a single entity who will carry overall responsibility for the Goods/Services Contract (the “Prime Contractor”), irrespective of whether or not tasks are to be performed by a subcontractor or other consortium member (the “Subcontractor”).
• 2.10.4 Any currency variations occurring over the term of the Goods/Services Contract shall be borne by the Tenderer. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium Enterprises (“SME”s) in this
• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium Enterprises (“SME”s) in this competition. SME’s that believe the scope of this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encouraged, subject to paragraph 2.5, to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SME’s or with larger enterprises. Through such relationships they can participate and contribute to the successful implementation of any Contract that may result from this competition and therefore increase their social and economic benefits.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; ______________________________ ________________________________ Date ________________________________ Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl; Public Liability €6.5 million for any one claim or series of claims a
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• ______________________________ ________________________________ Date ________________________________ Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Public Liability €6.5 million for any one claim or series of claims a

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications
• Appendix 4 Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer Appendix 5: Draft Services Contract
• Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement
• The Department of the Taoiseach (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) in response to this Call for Tenders (“CfT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this CfT (the “Services”).
• A PDF file with (editing file) is also required.
• A maximum turn-around time of 10 working days from receipt of PDF to delivery of finished product is required. [

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• Bunreacht na hÉireann (the Constitution of Ireland) was enacted by the people on 1 July 1937. Bunreacht na hÉireann can be amended only by referendum. It has been amended 32 times. This Popular edition is a copy of the text enrolled on 13th November 2019. Transitory Provisions have been omitted as required by their terms. In addition, the Irish text has been altered so as to conform to modern standardized Irish.
• A maximum turn-around time of 10 working days from receipt of PDF to delivery of finished product is required. [
• A maximum turn-around time of 10 working days from receipt of PDF to delivery of finished product is required. [to note: in the period 2019 to 2023 c. 20,000 copies were ordered in batches of c. 3,000 as well as a special once off order of 10,000 requested by the Department of Justice].
• This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with the open procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”). Any contract that may result from this Competition (the “Contract”) will be issued for a term of one (1) year (“the Term”).
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of up to three (3) years, subject to the satisfactory provision of the service by the successful tenderer, to allow for reprinting of the text depending on demand and/or any amendments. There may be a maximum of three (3) extensions of one (1) year each on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: Revised CfT - Printing of Bunreacht na hÉireann.docx,

[Revised CfT - Printing of Bunreacht na hÉireann.docx, Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule, Appendix 3: Tenderer’s Statement, Appendix 4 Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer Appendix 5: Draft Servic.