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Request for Tenders for Parliamentary Printing and Publishing on the Web.

To supply all parliamentary printing for the Houses of the Oireachtas in printed and electronic format comprising Dáil Debates, Seanad Debates, Committee Debates, Bills through their various stages, Acts (including bound volumes), Dá¡l agendas, Seanad agendas, Statutory Instruments (including bound volumes). The successful tenderer, in partnership with the Houses of the Oireachtas, will continue to develope a Common Information Technology Platform using XML as a solution to its publishing requirements. The successful tenderer will also be required to review the current design of the Houses of the Oireachtas website; suggest improvements and/or maintain the website.

Government Supplies Agency, Att: Frank Adderley, Printing and Election Services, Office of Public Works, 51 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, IE. Tel: (01) 647 6854. Fax: (01) 647 6842.
E-mail: frank.adderley@opw.ie
Web: www.etender.gov.ie

Time-limit for obtaining documentation: 03-05-2004
Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders: 10-05-2004 Time 12:00

For information about the Common Platform click here.


Closed tenders


Request for Tender for the provision of accountancy and related advice and services for the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas in connection with the implementation of a new financial management system.

The request for tenders document is available at : www.etenders.gov.ie

Closed: 12 noon (local time) on Friday 8th August 2003

MIF Unit 31st July 2003


Request for Tender for the Supply of New Printing Press Systems / Installations and Related Supplies and Services.

The request for tender document is available at: www.etenders.gov.ie

Last date for receipt of clarification questions from bidders is Monday, 1st September 2003

Closed Date: 12 Noon (Local Time) on Monday 15th September 2003

Procurement Unit 24th July 2003


Request for Tender for the Provision of IT Training Services Request for Tender for the Provision of IT Training Services in MS Word format

Closed:  3.00 p.m. (local time) on Monday 30 June 2003.

                                                                 Training Unit 11 June 2003.


Request for Tender for the Provision of Information Technology Development Services Request for Tender for the Provision of Information Technology Development Services is MS Word format

The original version of the request for tenders document is available at: www.etenders.gov.ie

Last date for receipt of clarification questions from bidders is the 23rd June 2003.

Closed: 12 Noon (Local Time) on Friday 27th June 2003

 ICT Unit 6th June 2003


Request for Tenders for the Redesign of the Houses of the Oireachtas Website and Website Development for the Office Holders  (the Ceann Comhairle, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach) and content management and Webcasting

Request for Tender Request for Tender for Redesign of Houses' Website (Word Document)

The original version of the request for tenders document is available at: www.etenders.gov.ie

Frequently asked questions submitted by potential bidders - List Number 1, issued 4 June 2003

Closed:  21.00 on 9 June 2003

eDemocracy Unit 28 April 2003


Notice of Tender: IRL – Dublin: Provision of a new Financial Management System to support a new Management Information Framework

Closed: 12:00 on 04/04/03 

The text of the Notice of Tender is available in MS Word format Notice of Tender

The request for tender document is available from www.etenders.gov.ie


Invitation to Tender for the supply of ICT Support Services

Closed: 12 noon (local time) on 7 January 2003.

The text of the Invitation to Tenders document is available in MS Word format.


ICT Unit, 18 November 2002

Request for Tenders for the Supply of Electronic Publishing Services.

  • To capture electronically the Official Translations of the Acts of the Oireachtas and create an XML database, which can be added to on a dynamic basis, together with the corresponding enacting language versions, published by the Office of the Attorney General.
  • To develop the database as a translation aid, in order to facilitate Rannóg an Aistriúcháin, the translation section of the Houses of the Oireachtas, in its work particularly through the identification and accessing of precedents.
  • To enable publication of the database on the World Wide Web and on CD-ROM and/or DVD, including all the required functionalities outlined in the request for tenders

For more details, see the Tender Notice as published in the supplement to the Official Journal, and the tender notice as published in the national newspapers.

  • You may download the request for tenders document from www.etenders.gov.ie (this is the recommended site for tender document downloads, as we can maintain a record of all potential bidders)
  • Requests not later than: 16 September 2002.
  • Closing Date: 1 October 2002.

You may also view the request for tenders document on this site:

See also Sample data and questions asked by potential bidders

eDemocracy Unit, 28 August 2002

  • Closed: 1 October 2002.

Request for Tenders for the supply of

  • Lot 1     Up to 900 personal computers (desktop PCs)

  • Lot 2     Up to 300 notebook computers

  • Lot 3     Up to 400 laser colour printers

  • Lot 4     Up to 400 laser monochrome printers

  • Lot 5     Up to 400 desktop scanners

  • Lot 6     Up to 20 Servers on the basis of later being suitable for integration into a Storage Area Network (SAN)

  • Lot 7     Up to 10 Database Servers on the basis of later being suitable for integration into a Storage Area Network (SAN)

Request for Tenders also available as an MS Word document.

(Closed: 12 Noon (local time) on 9th August 2002.)

ICT Unit 2 July 2002


  • Request for Tenders for a Consultant to:

    • Assist the Office in the preparation of a Request for Tenders document;
    • Evaluate, for the Office, such tenders as received;
    • Make a recommendation to the Office as to the award of a contract for a service level agreement for IT Support for the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
    • Request for Tenders document
    • Supplementary Explanatory Information
  • (Closed: Monday 20th May 2002 at 12.00 Noon)

  • Request for Tenders for:

    • 200 - 600 personal computers (desktop PCs)
    • 100 - 200 notebook computers
    • 200 - 400 laser printers
    • 50 desktop scanners
    • 50 document management system
    • 5- 10 fileservers and attendant peripherals
    • 5 - 10 database servers
  • (Closed 12 February 2002)


Broadcasting Tender


Tender for
Business and Management Consultancy Services


Printing Tender


Pre-information Procedure


These are not tender notices,
but likely future requests for tenders are listed.


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