HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023

The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. We provide funding, maintain health information systems and conduct research linked to national health priorities. Our aim is to improve …

CPV: 79821100 Servicios de lectura de pruebas
Lugar de ejecución:
HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023
Organismo adjudicador:
The Health Research Board
Número de premio:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : The Health Research Board
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Health

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023
Description : The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. We provide funding, maintain health information systems and conduct research linked to national health priorities. Our aim is to improve people's health, build health research capacity and make a significant contribution to Ireland's knowledge economy. The HRB aims to be an independent, credible voice for research and evidence and a trusted thought leader. To achieve this, we seek to position the HRB as a trusted, objective source for health research and evidence to guide policy, inform decision-making, and influence behaviour by communicating the impact of HRB work clearly and effectively to defined audiences in order to build awareness, reinforce credibility and build trust. The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide Editing and Proofreading services for a four (4) year contract. The Health Research Board wish to contract an editing and proofreading service to ensure that all HRB reports, no matter how complex the topic, are well written and reader friendly. We produce a wide range of publications, from in-depth evidence reviews on specific subjects, to brochures, and detailed statistical information reports as well as newsletters. Making our content accessible for the reader is essential in terms of establishing trust and advancing knowledge brokering. We need a cost effective, consistent service with a team who can cope with increased volume at various times of the year for the for the period 2024-2028. Details of the RFT are as follow: Provision of specialist copy-editing and proof-reading service: Specialist skills to take complex topics and ensure that they are reader friendly. Expertise to identify errant grammatical errors or mistakes or incorrect phrasing which could compromise the quality of a report. The content that requires editing includes • Complex Evidence Reviews (approximately 40-80,000 words) (nine each year) • Annual Reports (three each year) • Promotional material (two each year) • DrugNet newsletters (four each year) • Reports for the European Drugs Agency (12 each year) No sample available • Funding publications (one or two each year) Summary materials: Experience to distil simple messages from complex material to create useful summaries for lay readers. Mentoring: Provide one-to-one mentoring for report writers to help make their work more readable and reduce the volume of corrections or edits required. The successful supplier will be expected to edit within the HRB templates and use a HRB style and reference guide when editing HRB documents.
Procedure identifier : 70bb85ce-ae18-4d0b-bd66-ab89ff4a7be9
Previous notice : 2d5bac06-e879-46d5-bde1-3a606ee57cb4-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79821100 Proofreading services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 300 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023
Description : The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. We provide funding, maintain health information systems and conduct research linked to national health priorities. Our aim is to improve people's health, build health research capacity and make a significant contribution to Ireland's knowledge economy. The HRB aims to be an independent, credible voice for research and evidence and a trusted thought leader. To achieve this, we seek to position the HRB as a trusted, objective source for health research and evidence to guide policy, inform decision-making, and influence behaviour by communicating the impact of HRB work clearly and effectively to defined audiences in order to build awareness, reinforce credibility and build trust. The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide Editing and Proofreading services for a four (4) year contract. The Health Research Board wish to contract an editing and proofreading service to ensure that all HRB reports, no matter how complex the topic, are well written and reader friendly. We produce a wide range of publications, from in-depth evidence reviews on specific subjects, to brochures, and detailed statistical information reports as well as newsletters. Making our content accessible for the reader is essential in terms of establishing trust and advancing knowledge brokering. We need a cost effective, consistent service with a team who can cope with increased volume at various times of the year for the for the period 2024-2028. Details of the RFT are as follow: Provision of specialist copy-editing and proof-reading service: Specialist skills to take complex topics and ensure that they are reader friendly. Expertise to identify errant grammatical errors or mistakes or incorrect phrasing which could compromise the quality of a report. The content that requires editing includes • Complex Evidence Reviews (approximately 40-80,000 words) (nine each year) • Annual Reports (three each year) • Promotional material (two each year) • DrugNet newsletters (four each year) • Reports for the European Drugs Agency (12 each year) No sample available • Funding publications (one or two each year) Summary materials: Experience to distil simple messages from complex material to create useful summaries for lay readers. Mentoring: Provide one-to-one mentoring for report writers to help make their work more readable and reduce the volume of corrections or edits required. The successful supplier will be expected to edit within the HRB templates and use a HRB style and reference guide when editing HRB documents.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79821100 Proofreading services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 300 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : AS PER PUBLISHED AWARD CRITERIA
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : As per RFT

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland -
Information about review deadlines : As per RFT
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : The Health Research Board -

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 300 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : O'Hanlon Media
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000045947
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 300 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 407312
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 22/05/2024

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : The Health Research Board
Registration number : IE4820764P
Postal address : 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Town : Dublin
Postcode : DO2 H638
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0035312345000
Internet address : https://www.hrb.ie/
Buyer profile : https://www.hrb.ie/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : O'Hanlon Media
Registration number : IE4820764P
Town : HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD GRATTAN HOUSE 67-72 MOUNT STREET LOWER
Postcode : D02 H638
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e005c99a-823a-42c8-9709-0d231a16bd5d - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 05/03/2025 10:52 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00148285-2025
OJ S issue number : 46/2025
Publication date : 06/03/2025