附原文：OGP Print Panel February 2016

　　The Print Panel

　　The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has renewed the Print Panel by inviting applications from suppliers who wished to be considered for inclusion on the renewed Print Panel.

　　The new Print Panel commenced on 4 February 2016. Applications to join the Panel will still be considered after this date and if successful will be included in the next month’s listing.  

　　What is the Print Panel?

　　Print Panel is a prequalified list of suppliers who have expressed an interest in tendering for public contracts for Printing, Binding and Ancillary operations, where the estimated value is below €25,000 (exclusive of VAT) and where there is no Framework Agreement or other arrangement in place.

　　Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 10/2014 requires public service bodies to advertise contracts for supplies and services with an estimated value of €25,000 (exclusive of VAT) and upwards on eTenders, the national tendering platform (www.etenders.gov.ie). For lower value contracts, less formal procedures may be adopted; this can include inviting tenders/quotes directly from a number of suppliers. The Print Panel will provide a list of suppliers from which public service bodies could invite such tenders/quotations.

　　The Print Panel is divided into eight categories with constituent sub-categories (see attached List of Categories and sub-categories).

　　How will the Print Panel operate?

　　For categories with 10 or less suppliers, all will be listed on the official Print Panel for that month.

　　For categories with more than 10 suppliers, 10 suppliers will be randomly selected and listed for that month.

　　The monthly Print Panel will provide a list of suppliers from which public service bodies could select a minimum of 3 (where available) suppliers from the relevant category list for tendering purposes.

　　How to apply for inclusion on Print Panel?

　　The official Print Panel will be listed on www.procurement.ie on 4 February 2016 and, thereafter, will be updated on the first working day of each month.

　　To be included in the official Print Panel after 4 February 2016, you should complete and return a completed application form to the OGP.

　　The application form is available to download below. Once complete the application form must be e-mailed to the following address support@ogp.gov.ie, include the subject line Print Panel Application - Month.

　　To be listed on the Print Panel, suppliers must be tax compliant at all times.

　　As part of the application process, applicants must submit a current Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from the Irish Revenue Commissioners or provide the OGP with a tax clearance access number along with their PPSN/Reference number to enable eTax clearance through the Revenue Online Service (ROS) Website.

　　Non-Resident applicants who have neither an Irish tax registration nor a permanent established (PE) place of business in the State can download the pdfTC1 - Application for Tax Clearance Certificate form (PDF, 142KB).

　　Completed forms should be forwarded to Non-Residents Unit, Collector-General's Office, Sarsfield House, Francis Street, Limerick or by e-mail to nonrestaxclearance@revenue.ie

　　Further information

　　For further information on the Print Panel, go to OGP website www.procurement.ie, select Category MARKETING, PRINT AND STATIONERY, then sub-category Production Printing.

　　If you have any queries, please contact the OGP support team at support@ogp.gov.ie or Tel: 076 100 8000.